[CathyRyan]

I wonder what effect it will have on the troubles in Northern Ireland. I hope it will bring the two sides closer together.

[MissAmericanPie]

It would be wonderful if this movie ended the fighting in Ireland, I have never understood all the components of that war.

The Catholics want autonomy from England, and also I think they feel they are descriminated against as far as jobs and social standing goes in certain areas of Ireland. I'm sure there is more to it than this but it's hard for me to get a handle on all of it.

[slane]

The film may well have an impact on individuals, but it will have no impact on the situation in Northern Ireland as a whole, since the problems there are political rather than religious. The paramilitary groups responsible for the past 30 years of terrorism were fighting over territory and power, not religious doctrine.