We all know that our neighbor to the north (Canada) has held the 51st state claim for many a year.

Also: Mexico is considered part of Texas by most people, and thus, already a part of the US.

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Ah sorry, James. Forgot that they use their "own" environmentalists... :)

Let's hope that BP don't get their hands on it as that will definitely be the ruination of the Irish Coast.

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But what about the volume of water being used as well as the contamination?

Be serious, The drilling companys say it is safe. Dont you beleiev them:)

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But what about the volume of water being used as well as the contamination?

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Sirus, that was last year, we now are starting to frack alot for natural gas, for the better or worse.

Actually, they've slowed the frack down. It appears that all that Fracking was causing a drop in Natural Gas Prices.

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In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
Diogenes Of Sinope

Sounds like we will have to rename Dublin as "The Dallas of Ireland". And we will have to take off our Irish country caps and replace them with Stetsons.




And us Irish have always held the claim of being the 51st state of the USA.

John.

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Yep, proves my point, the US likes doing things BIG

Dangers of fracking

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Sirus, that was last year, we now are starting to frack alot for natural gas, for the better or worse.

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We all know that the UK is the unofficial "51st" state of America.

How long before the "Emerald Isle" becomes the "Black Isle & 52nd State" at least until the oil runs out?

Or even worse, the IRA get in on the act & gain a stranglehold on the oil, the US "finds" that the IRA have WMD's thereby forcing America to "invade".....

Far fetched? Don't think so as everything has to be big in the States making them gluttons for oil!

Ireland close to oil billions

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