Synonyms and antonyms of Irish politics in American Thesaurus

the Dail ()

the lower of the two houses of the Irish Parliament. The upper house is called the Senate.

the IRA ()

the Irish Republican Army: an organization whose goal is to unite Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and that used terrorist methods in the past to achieve this aim

Loyalist (noun)

a person who believes that Northern Ireland should remain part of the U.K. and not become part of the Republic of Ireland

Republican (noun)

someone who believes that Northern Ireland should join with the Republic of Ireland to form a single country and should no longer be part of the U.K.

Sinn Fein ()

a political organization in Northern Ireland that wants Ireland to become united and separate from the U.K.

the Troubles ()

the violence and political problems in Northern Ireland, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, that happened because Catholics and Protestants disagreed about whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the U.K. or should become part of the Republic of Ireland

the UVF ()

the Ulster Volunteer Force: an illegal Protestant military group in Northern Ireland