My (non political ) point is that, as any visitor to the Emerald isle will tell you, there are very distinct cultural (as opposed to political) diffences between the republic and Ulster. id urge any visitor to experience both distinct flavours and put aside any preconceptions that you may have, I love both parts and its hard to make points about Ireland without drifting into political waters so i wont go there. other than to wish Greg a happy and productive stay.