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Young Life and Times Survey, 2018

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Label46. Is there anything else you would like to say about community relations in Northern Ireland?
Responses
, but I don't know anyone who is really sectarian. 1
. Secondary schools arent as bad but primary schools will have 99% one religion. Also area are very segregated and you know what areas are regarded as catholic or protestant or nationalist etc. In areas/places ive seen onlt people is houses or private pro 1
Everyone in the older generations is prejudice openly and they're driven my hate. 1
and how they have been treated and been prejudice against. 1
and obvious difference between celebrating ones culture and using it to perpetrate fear. 1
ant and Catholic backgrounds. Although this can only be said for a small minority of people. Coming from an all Catholic school in a Catholic based town I can say many young people there feel strongly against protestants because their family hav 1
are about them or religion. 1
because of it. 1
class and religion should stand by each other and support one another. 1
cts to different religious groups to make them feel as though they were in the right. 1
d for there not to be. 1
e embraced and promoted peacefully. 1
e in the future as we learn the other community is actually not so different and actually are as nice. 1
e smarter. Many in this generation don't care about it. 1
e the community, the better the inhabitants will be at accepting one another. I think it is ridiculous that some areas around Belfast are so discriminatory or disrespect to other communities. 1
e.g. catholic or majority of protestants 1
ed from the Republic. 1
en, making them very ignorant and do not help progress the religious or social tensions in a positive way. Despite being very uneducated about past events in Northern Ireland, many people my age (17) claim to have a dislike to protestants, without a valid 1
focussing in on religious or ethnic relations, we cometimes need to look at our community as a whole. 1
g Kieral O'Neill 1
han just having saint Patricks Day and the 12th seperatley. I feel protestants in particular could make a much better effort. 1
have begun to push it the other way so that now in many things it is easier to get a job as a catholic. Eg Department of Agriculture moving to Ballyhally. 1
here is never any animosity. This shows it is possible for Protestants and Catholics to live harmoniously , and that they currently do. 1
how Northern Ireland can't escape the past, I have never seen any improvement in cross-community relationships 1
ican paintings/flags 1
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influenced by 1
ing and stare at me. 1
is affect Community relationships in NI as people my age (16-17) create lots of friction based on their peers religion 1
is remotely considered. 1
ities. 1
le walking to class should not happen and although I have never retaliated it still occurs 3 times a week I have to deal with it. I have to worry about where I walk in my uniform in case I walk into the wrong town, I also have a huge issue with flags I se 1
ligion until they are old enough to decide what they believe. 1
may have tainted my view. It is always more comfotable having 1 less issue in school workplace, but I do not want segregation. 1
me and are able to integrate easily making themselves feel like they are part of the community. 1
me specifically the situation resolving the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland 1
me. Its the community/parents who maybe enforce their beliefs on their child, but also teaches them inclusivity that will help Northern Ireland to progress socially and there are a lot of people like that nowadays which is a good start. 1
n Fein I believe has decreased the chance in people from different communities to come together. 1
n Northen Iralnd when im older. 1
n off the bad side of each without even knowing the person. 1
n the not too distant furture. Views surrounding gender and sexual orientation still cause conflict to this day on top of religious and ethnic views, so my only desire is that equality is soon reached in NI. 1
n't believe they have, there may not be guns as widely available and what not but discrimination is still as strong as ever. I personally am not Catholic nor am I Protestant as I do not identify as a Christian and I believe if you are going to c 1
nd each other and move on. 1
neither me or my friends think what religion you are is a contributing factor towards whether we want to be your friends or not. 1
o, so long as the main Unionist and Nationalist parties - DUP and Sinn Fein respectively - continue to squabble out and disrupt the entire country becasue of their beliefs, there is no way in the foreseeable furture that the cross-community relations will 1
of different religions and ethnicity groups. 1
on. I was also so sick of pretending to be protestant around my protestant friends in my protestant school. NI is a sovereign state full of bigots and I cant wait to leave. 1
ough love and in love" - Viktor E. Frankl 1
ously. 1
relations between community religions, respecting opinions of other religions and making decisions based on this. 1
rom both communities and discussed the troubles from both sides and it was a very educational event. I believe that an emphasis needs to be put on educating the young as we are not only the future but we are the present. Northern Ireland is my h 1
t I observe on a day to day basis in Northern Ireland, everybody treats each other nicely and many communities have a pleasant feel to them. 1
t people who are Unionists and Nationalists are happy to co-exisit in this country together. On the other hand, Republicans and Loyalists are not. This is why I feel this country hasn't developed in this way for decades. 1
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testant communities 1
that, it'll be easier to put aside differences because we haven't lived through conflict like previous generations have. Hopefully community relations will get better but they only will if more focus is put on integrating and showing how si 1
their beliefs willl be extremely hard and would require lots of time and money. The only way to change these community relations long term would be to abolish organisations such as the orange order who discriminate against ceratin groups of people (for e 1
them, the majority of younf people maintain sectarian values from past generations by promoting, in many instances, ideals that they themselves dont truly believe in. However mob mentality means that large groups of young people, with no tangible connect 1
there. In a rural setting everyone is much more spaced out so I feel people meet those of different backgrounds much more frequently. 1
tivities shouldnt just be held in schools but also in workplaces for adults to. 1
to other religions and ethnic minorities, but for some reason, I can't change the way I think, although I try. 1
unity centres for young people. 1
ust relate with people with same religion. 1
y anything bad about catholic communities it almost turns into world war 3 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 2018
UniverseAll 16-year olds in Northern Ireland who received child benefit payments and had her/his birthday in January, February or March of the survey year.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study