From Protest to Pragmatism : The Unionist Government and North-South Relations From 1959-72

How do two ideologically opposed governments co-operate? The Unionist government struggled to answer this question during the sixties and seventies. This book charts the development of this government's policy towards its neighbor in Southern Ireland and explains how it ended up in a total stalemate with the emergence of the Troubles.-- Provided by publisher "Cover" -- "Half-Title" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Note on Terminology" -- "List of Abbreviations" -- "Summary" -- "Introduction" -- "1 Diplomacy via Press Release: North-South relations 1959â#x80;#x93;64" -- "1.1 Cautiously into the nineteen-sixties" -- "1.2 The rise of Oâ#x80;#x99;Neillism" -- "1.3 Oâ#x80;#x99;Neill and inconsistencies" -- "1.4 Change in policy" -- "2 The Politics of Co-operation: North-South Relations from 1965â#x80;#x93;66" -- "2.1 The summit" -- "2.2 Seeds of suspicion and cold shoulders" -- "2.3 Formalisation of co-operation" -- "2.4 Tourism and the Anglo-Irish Free Trade Agreement" -- "2.5 1966: crisis of commemoration" -- "2.6 Co-operation and extremism" -- "3 Co-operation falters: The Politics of North-South Relations: 1966â#x80;#x93;68" -- "3.1 Lynch takes over" -- "3.2 The most normal thing in the world" -- "3.3 Prologue to the Oâ#x80;#x99;Neill/Lynch summit" -- "3.4 Oâ#x80;#x99;Neill/Lynch summit" -- "4 Breakdown in Relations: 1968â#x80;#x93;69" -- "4.1 North-South relations and civil rights" -- "4.2 Decline of Oâ#x80;#x99;Neill" -- "4.3 Prologue to the troubles" -- "5 North-South Relations during the Troubles: 1969â#x80;#x93;72" -- "5.1 External pressures and internal divisions" -- "5.2 Unionism and border security" -- "5.3 Faulkner takes over" -- "5.4 North-South relations from Bloody Sunday to direct rule" -- "Conclusion" -- "Bibliography" Can there ever be a properly functioning relationship between two ideologically opposed states? For Ulster Unionism, that question dominated much of their thinking throughout the sixties and seventies. This book charts the development of Unionist thinking on this issue over this tumultuous period in Irish history. The intrigue and infighting that led to some of the most famous moments in our history such as the O'Neill/Lemass summit are all detailed and the ensuing paralysis that crippled the Unionist government during the troubles is highlighted. The distrust and sense of drift that existed within the North-South relationship is explained from the Unionist perspective as being fundamentally one based on constitutional integrity and later on about border security. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the O'Neill/Lemass summit, this is a timely moment to take another look at both Unionism and the North-South relationship Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Diplomacy via Press Release: North-South Relations from 1959–64....Pages 6-19 The Politics of Co-operation: North-South Relations from 1965–66....Pages 20-49 Co-operation Falters: The Politics of North-South Relations: 1966–68....Pages 50-76 Breakdown in Relations: 1968–69....Pages 77-105 North-South Relations During the Troubles: 1969–72....Pages 106-133 Conclusion....Pages 134-140 Back Matter....Pages 141-147 David McCann was Researcher at the University of Ulster, UK. He has conducted seminars on the development of the Irish political system from Independence to the present day and on Ireland after the Celtic Tiger