An exploration of Brexit's impact on the Northern Ireland/Republican of Ireland Border, with a detour into the Irish Civil War, the Troubles, and the 2016 Brexit Referendum discourse. What does the Northern Ireland Protocol mean for the Constitutional structure of the UK, and will a NI Bill passing without EU consent add fuel to the fire?

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1. The Troubles Tim Pat Coogan https://amzn.to/3xht38k
2. Brexit: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? BBC June 2022 *
3. Northern Ireland Protocol: What did Boris Johnson say? *
4. NI: Did anyone warn about Brexit checks? Chris Morris BBC
5. Government Report: European Union Bill Impact Assessment
6. UK Treasury: NI Protocol: Unfettered access to the UKIM
7. BBC EU takes new legal action against UK over post-Brexit... June 2022
8. Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war? BBC May 2022
9. IRISH FREE STATE CONSTITUTION Deb 11 May 1933 vol 87 cc854-71
10. “Boris Johnson promises to release 'hard' Northern...” Sky News 2018
11. “Boris Johnson insists there will be no border checks post…” Sky 2019
12. Making Sense of the Troubles. McKittrick https://amzn.to/3JZTYx3
13. Fact Sheet on the Conflict in and about Northern Ireland.
14. BBC May 22. How does Northern Ireland's power-sharing...work?
15. Stormont: Sinn Féin says there can be no return to direct rule. BBC.

00:00 Intro
1:59 The Free Irish State and Irish Civil War
4:39 Northern Ireland and the Troubles
8:55 Early Brexit Implications for Island of Ireland
13:17 Current Brexit Problems and the NI Protocol
16:35 Conclusion

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