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Published 14:15 21 Oct 2017 BST
"Partitionism isn't just mechanical. There is a psychology of partitionism which prevails. "Whilst the Good Friday Agreement gave us citizenship and afforded us the right to be in and participate in the life of the Irish nation, it never said that the north was perpetually settled and done. "Conán Doherty, an author writing for SportsJOE.ie said in reference to James McClean, and I'll finish with this quote: "'It wasn't a tactical decision by players to join Ireland because they couldn't get onto the north's side. It's not a bloody decision. You're either Irish or you're not and that's it. You don't have to think about it. "'Whether it was just for a cheap laugh or not, these great servants of Ireland shouldn't have swipes taken at them after doing what they did for their country in such an important battle. James McClean grew up with just as much love and fire and dreams for Ireland as David Meyler would've done. You see, Derry is just as Irish as Cork.' "That's the reality for many of us, minister. That's the cultural, psychological, social and political reality. And if we are classed by the British government and unionism to respect our place as Irish citizens, as Irish people, as Irish speakers, then I think we need to have a serious conversation in the south, in this state, about how we reconcile people in the south with those of us who are Irish in the north and treat us with the equality status of citizenship that we are."Irish people in the north, Shane Duffy and James McClean, Republic of Ireland fans all over the country, they're one. But it's not fully realised. Maybe when James McClean is done, they will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4IUv9A3a8Y
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