Intercomm Interviews: Sean Brennan

Second of a series of interviews with Interomm staff.
Sean Brennan - Development Officer
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 3 PM

The Catholic community became self sufficiant after being shunned by protestant community. Had own Schools, Churchs, etc. Everything was "do it yourself"

1970s - 90's
Comunity developed sustained educational empizezed to getout of poverty

Up to late 80's
Protestants have less empasis on education because children know will get father's job.

Up to 1945
No social care packages

1948
Free education and had proportional representation (21)

Trade Union Movement
Some support from Catholics as well
Support comes from community groups and churches because government was hesitant to give equals to Catholics

1979 Thatcherism
Local industries hit badly and many protestants lost their jobs.
Effectively a de-industrialization of the UK
Education now needs to become important but not part of Prod tradition

Northern Ireland Protestant people living in England and Scotland
young people leave for Education or other reasons and do not come back

Conflict is respondent now,
not between communities as much

Eternal Influences
Great Brittan Policies and Social Reform
US, 60's movements
Unionist part of UK party

People make own community group
Intercomm - leading community group

Late 1970's
Action for Community Employment b/c if not employed IRA will recruit

EU had given priority 1 status for a period and it helped

220,000 registered unemployed come over every year
70% of jobs are public sector