.. the facts are that the future population of NI will democratically decide to join Eire. Nothing on earth will stop this. The NI Agreement was a farce and a fudge to stop the IRA killing spree; put another way, a sell-out by the Major/Bliar hypocrits and a way to help Paisley and co not to lose face.
For decades, NI has been used as a test bed for government projects which keep the high proportion of government employees gainfully employed, in an otherwise employment desert.
With that back drop, it really doesn't matter whether a few politicians are offended at a small political manoeuvre which will be forgotten in a couple of years as the world gets on with living. COYP ...