[tom8517]

I'll have to admit that you were right on my not knowing how bad things had gotten in the mainland of the UK. I knew there were whole areas in France that the government had virtually lost control off, I didn't realize it had gotten that bad in Britain as well.

The republic has a substantial and growing Muslim population. They seem to be assimilating a bit more than in Britain and the rest of Europe, but the trend of high concentrations in small areas is present there as well. There are areas west of Dublin that have become Muslim enclaves.

Ireland has escaped Islamic terror attacks to date, three possible reasons: 1) Irelands non aligned status, 2) it had never been a colonial power, 3) luck, the Jihadists simply haven't got around to Ireland yet.

the north has a relatively small muslim population, 4 to 5 thousand, primarily centered in Belfast. they are already bitching about ethnic intimidation from some of the loyalist gangs. Not that the republicans would be above this as well, just didn't see any reports of it. My earlier comment about the Provos and the UDA handling the situation was made tongue in cheek, but that would be a very bizarre partnership indeed.