Northern Counties Special Zone
Ulster | |
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Flag of the N.C.S.Z. TAG = ULS | |
Capital | Belfast |
Ruling Party | Fianna Fáil - Northern Counties Administrative Council |
Head of State | Minister for the Northern Counties Neil Blaney |
Head of Government | Eddie MacAteer |
De Facto Country Leader | President Éamon de Valera |
Sphere | Grossraum Kontinentaleuropa |
Foreign Alignment | Pakt Observer, Einheitspakt |
GDP | $434MB |
Credit Rating | Fair |
Market Type | Planned Economy |
The Northern Counties Special Zone, also called by most locals Ulster, is a Special Administration technically annexed by the Republic of Ireland, but made as a semi-independant state for integration reasons. It is constituted of four counties that previously were owned by the United Kingdom, but that were took by Ireland after World War II. Unlike the 2 other counties of what they previously called "Northern Ireland", Fermanagh and Tyrone, the 4 counties of Ulster, Armagh, Down, Derry and Antrim, are governed by a special wing of the Fianna Fáil, itself directed by the Minister for the direction of the Northern Counties Neil Blaney.
Ulster Paramilitaries[edit | edit source]
Since even before the Irish War of Independence, Ulster has been plagued by Paramilitaries and Religious Terrorists as a result of its semi-Catholic semi-Protestant culture, this clash of religions has led to a number of deadly internal conflicts that the current "government" of the N.C.S.Z. has been trying to stop ever since its foundation. However, even if their attempts have diminished the paramilitaries, two religious paramilitary groups still remain, clashing against each others every now and then.
IRA[edit | edit source]
Main Article: Irish Republican Army
Led by Seamus Twomey, the Irish Republican Army, shortened to IRA, is the main Catholic Paramilitary Group in Ulster.
UVF[edit | edit source]
Main Article: Ulster Volunteer Force
Led by Ian Paisley, a native Protestant Northern Irish, the Ulster Volunteer Force is the main Protestant Paramilitary Group in Ulster, but also in the entirety of Ireland. A large number of them are actually British auxiliary units that activated following the fall of Britain. They are one of the most violent terrorist group in Ulster, even if they are smaller than the IRA.
ICG[edit | edit source]
Main Article: Irish Citizen Guard
A breakaway from the Irish Republican Army, they are a small force of Republicans that disagree with the IRA's shift to sccialism. Despite this, they have not renounced Irish Republicanism, and have continued the fight for the Republican cause.