Why Northern Ireland faces conflict today
There are many factors that caused Northern Ireland to face conflict today.
Hatred between both religions has waged conflict and wars within Ireland for centuries.
For centuries there has been conflict in Northern Ireland. The disagreement between Irish Catholics and the Irish Protestants still continues to this day
between 1921 and the mid 1960s Catholics in Northern Ireland faced many problems. After the War of Independence, in 1919, the country of Ireland was divided into two parts; The North, here there was a large Protestant Majority, each of the six Ulster counties had their own parliament and their own government. The South, largely occupied by Irish Catholics, most opposed the idea of dividing Ireland. But in 1921 a group of Sinn Fein, and IRA members signed an treaty with the British, accepting the division of Ireland. This was when what's known as 'Northern Ireland' was created, dominated by Protestants. However, Catholics had wanted a united and Independent Ireland, so resentment grew.
