United Kingdom vs. Ireland

Comparing both Countries;

 In United Kingdom's history was raided by vikings and took over the UK for two centuries. UK has also defeated the Spanish Armanda in 1958 and establish a good navy. Parliament got tired of the monarchy having too much power and so the Parliament passed a bill that stated about limits on the king and queen. UK later industrialized their country and made colonies in the UK. The UK went through many wars and signed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO). British government  began to rule the north Ireland and after many years resolved to a Good Friday Agreement in 1988. Then later in 2005, Ireland Republican Army,Unionist and democratic unionist agreed to share power. Then Blair a new ruler decided to enter the war in Iraq, then later on Gordon Brown would take over Blair's prim minister spot. Later on in July 1,2005 the UK got bombed by the suicidal bombers of Al-Qaeda people. UK got in a recession after eighteen years, a new prime minister cut public spending cuts. Also  prince William got married and him and his wife became Duke and Dutches of Cambridge.

In Ireland's history vikings raided too and establish seaports in Ireland. Celts later defeated the vikings and then in 1171 king Henry of the UK forced Irish people to recognized his ruling. Then in the 1600s  the UK took over all of Ireland and UK and Ireland was establish the Act of Union. Not many Irish Catholics liked that but then a great potato famine killed many people in the 1840s. Because of the famine many people started rebelling and fighting for Independence.  The movement later resolved into a Anglo Irish Treaty and  a new constitution in 1937  changed the name to Ireland. Slowly Ireland became independent but then wanted the northern Ireland and Ireland to be together. It did not work well, many fights happen and peace making was also tried. Then many years later in 2005 Ireland Republican Army made a landmark statement by announcing the end of its armed campaign. In early 2007 the IRA and the Unionist party came together as a government and a financial crisis came in 2008. The Irish got into a recession and out of a recession in 2010. Ireland is still facing unemployment  and recently in 2012 Irish voted EU fiscal pact to bring stability to national governments in the euro zone crisis.

Similarities 
Ireland and the UK have many things in common with each other. Both of those countries have faced invasions from vikings and have been through a recession. UK and Ireland are both also looking for a way to bring balance to their country.