Is Belfast over its Troubles? | Growing up in Northern Ireland
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For around thirty years, Belfast was shaken by The Troubles: an armed conflict between the Irish and British communities of Northern Ireland.
After the wave/tsunami of immigration its troubles are just beginning.
25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, which ended most of the violence, these divisions live on in people's minds and in the city's architecture, where catholic and protestant districts are still divided by walls and gates.
We met Catherine, 24, an Irish nationalist, and Joel, 22, a British-Irish unionist, who told us how they live with the legacy of the Troubles today.
I can't believe how stupid people are.
00:00 - 1:28 Intro
1:28 - 2:25 Two communities, one city
Let's hope The Troubles is not over yet or at least it is returning. History and identity must be respected and fought for !
2:25 - 3:18 The impact of the past
3:18 - 5:49 The trauma of the Troubles
so mature the both of them, wishing you the best.
5:49 - 7:24 The 'walls of peace'
7:24 - 9:03 The legacy of the paramilitary
Yeah , well over it . Ask kids they know nothing. My 21yo thinks its ok to walk along the shankill. Im a different era , i know better ; some ppl never change.
9:03 - 10:30 The peace baby generation?
10:30 - 11:08 What future for Northern Ireland?
Why are freedom dad and freedom ma fruding? Freedom Ma got Freedom Dad had a hiding in Bangor, and then put vudeos up claiming to be spesking to his ex 🤔
Joel Keys is freedom mas son....
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More from this series:
but even today 95% of social housing and 93% of state schools are segregated
https://youtu.be/toWXG2AMLiM?si=Rv-N71DAIzBEJDoO
https://youtu.be/KtDVQJyAXEM?si=nWqQW_68LRlrxzzO
Troubles wouldn't happen again. Technology is so superior these days both sides would be stop in there tracks quick. Times have change
https://youtu.be/NWr2U5KQJD0?si=0WosJuLEK0hlO9z0
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In Australia up until the 1950's and 1960's this sectarian rubbish was also widespread. Hell they even divided the old cemeteries between "RC" and "CE", Roman Catholic and Church of England. Couldn't even be buried together. Now it's basically disappeared from society, people aren't as religious anymore, and nobody could care less it your a "Mick" or a "Prodo". Western society has much bigger problems than what denomination of Christianity you might casually belong to.
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Back in 1997, I was in Dublin, the headline in a newspaper was that a young woman, Bernadette Martin 18, in love, with her Protestant boyfriend had been murdered. I could not believe my eyes, as a foreigner, it made me feel sick. I still remember now in 2025.
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fair play to the people who made this documentary. they sound 2 smart articulate young people to talk about their communities in an honest way. That is rare for a film made by outsiders
@brianfinlay756Belfast must be under the rule of the capital, Dublin, sooner or later.
@inwielctro9096I've seen Joel in two videos, and was impressed by him both times. It gives me hope for the future, and I sincerely hope the peace will hold.
@spenny690We're living in the best place, and getting the best off both worlds, and England and Ireland don't want us,and we can be either nation when it suits us❤ ❤❤❤❤
@noradean8686The Brits with their divide and conquer during the Empire were a menace. They created a mess everywhere. It was not about improving anything but causing division and taking resources; stealing them. As today, with their randy royals, an awful bunch. The Irish who preserved civilization in its monasteries during the dark age and introduced it to continental Europe after bore the brunt of the Anglo-Saxon brutality.
Now, in North Ireland with the descendants of the Scots Presbyterians settlers the Brits introduced there to divide and conquer, it is still a fraught situation, although thanks to Blair and Clinton, Catholics can breathe again. Because of Brit Intelligence, the Irish Government and Irish America had a mole implant who spread disinformation and stirred the pot in favor of occupation. Now little England has a lot to answer for. Maybe an invasion by the followers of Mohammed will have them praying five times a day and maybe they need to. Ireland is recovering and will be a beacon for western civilization as it was in the past. That is if it gets over being educated and affluent and considers itself too sophisticated for religion. The Church defeated the dark occult before the age of reason, and communism in modern times, and it will defeat the next threat up which is trans humanism. So support the Church.
Very friendly & hospitable people I been here for 4 days in belfast from london most are friendly just hope they continue with the peace so sorry both sides had to go through this trouble in the past . Soo many tourists in Belfast it’s very up and coming now.
@decanney7229Religion LOL
@lobonskerva5441Catherine still thinks in a biased way. She doesn’t mention the other side of the story. For example, she still plays the victim rather than discuss what her uncle doing at the time he was shot by a rubber bullet (a riot control device).
What hasn’t been mentioned is the paramilitary groups executing their own communities.
I love how the people from the plantation think its their country too. You guys are just on holidays here
@Dlck.C.NormousThere's new troubles here now its like a plague all over Europe
@eíra-g5bYou really have to go back to the Ulster Plantations of the 1600's to understand NI.
@JessePerkins-f9kUh uh, we're in the troubles, something's come along and it burst our bubbles
@madzen112You’re all going to be Islamist in the future anyway!😊
@larrytaylor3048Ulster for the Ulster(ish)...
@TheScaryTruthCatalystNothing new in brits trying to pretend their new found " irishness" is inherently an irishness under Britishness. Aka that irish people are British,their not and its disingenuous and duplicitous.
@jc-16.I have visited Belfast a few times and absolutely love it. The people are so lovely and so welcoming! Definitely one of my favourite cities! ❤
@Ram24044Bobby sands
@marinoserafini8036Northern Ireland is a lesson for everyone in the UK and EU, culture clash can be a real problem. How long will it be before our major cities need to evolve from having bollards everywhere to their own "Peace Walls" to separate the Islamists from everyone else?
@olimurray4058Those two should get together and make some peace babies!!
@MattTruddenSo tragic that there was so much injustice towards the Irish Catholic
@rubydawn1Ireland should be one
@paulnolan4464Bàs do Shasainn
@josephpaolantonio7910saoirse d’Éirinn
@josephpaolantonio7910Oh hey, Joel is my next-door neighbour.
@paulbell3682Of the places I've been, Belfast is absolutely one of my all time favorites. I would hands down say Ireland and the UK are the two best countries in the world. In my opinion these two have the best culture and to me Belfast is the best of both worlds because it's Irish and it's British. I know some might take issue with saying something like that and I absolutely mean no disrespect at all. Belfast really is the best. Great city I love walking around in, beautiful country sides to explore, the nicest people I've ever met and the two best cultures together in one place. Oh, and all the wildly creative street art all around the city center. Every corner is another wild painting. A giant squirrel crawling up a building. A paranoid looking fella covered in eyeballs etc. I love this place.
@riseautomatonThis is belfist 😂😂😂
@davidlfc92Such a biased Republican video showing the views of two people who consider themselves Irish therefore not from n iteland
@marichzelvideotube1962One thing is clear there can never be a so called united Ireland after what the Irish did to the Brits from 1969 .
@marichzelvideotube1962“…allowing Northern Ireland to opt out and remain part of Britain.” Northern Ireland is not part of Britain. It is a part of Ireland currently in the UK. The UK and Britain are not the same thing. “Britain” is the name the other of the two main islands (and its surrounding smaller isles) which lie off the northwest coast of the European mainland. Residents of Northern Ireland have British nationality but they do not live in Britain, although they do live in the UK. Confused? No wonder!
@welcome567I love the kind Irish people❤❤❤❤
@inwielctro9096Choose a Side If you're Catholic You can Stay and Protestants who want to remain loyal to the Brits go and live there By God there won't be No Peace in Ireland til the Scoundrels are out. FREE IRELAND sooner the better or the Fight will continue.
@irishgreen3919Free Ireland!
@blakestar4100Remember it’s Norn Ironed for loyalists and Our land for Nationalists…
@kieransavage100The ira was terrorists so its no surprise that the Republicans all support Hamas. Birds of a feather
THe UVF the Ira enemy themselves are also terrorists. Both gangsters using politics as justification for violence
Religion is the cause of misery around the world, still walking on opposite sides of the road is really absurd and who / why would anyone obey that idiotic rule. Get your own mind and do what you think is right for you YNWA
@TERRYKOPITE1🎉🎉😢😮😅😊
@John-ue6okthank god my dada came from soutern ireland lovely there no trouble what so ever
@patriciafeeneytwo things that should never be discussed....religeon and politics
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