Among other things, the agreement will give the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic more influence in the affairs of the mostly Protestant British province.

The structure under discussion would give the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic increased influence in the affairs of the British province.

On one wall was a large Union Jack; opposite was a large green flag with a shamrock, symbol of the mostly Catholic Irish Republic.

Most Catholics want closer ties, or even union, with the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic to the south.

The agreement gives more political power to the Catholic minority in Ulster and more influence in the north to the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic.

The agreement is intended to give minority Catholics more power in the north, and to increase the influence in northern affairs of the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic.

Generally, northern Catholics look to the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic to support their demands.

The blast was commemorated in public assemblies in dozens of cities and towns here and in the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic.

In the heavily Catholic Irish Republic, where the accord has overwhelming support, the campaign has never been particularly intense.

In the predominantly Catholic Irish Republic, Sinn Fein gets less than 2 percent.