Slowly but perceptibly, some of Northern Ireland's Catholic minority are joining the province's middle class. And that bodes well for the success of new negotiations to decide Ulster's future announced in London last week. The talks culminate 14 months of intricate diplomacy and are slated to begin by the end of April. They will include three separate, interlocking conferences: one will involve Northern Ireland's mainly Protestant unionist political parties, which want to see the province remain part of Britain, and the principally Catholic nationalist parties, which want Ulster to be part of Ireland. Other talks will be between delegates from Ulster...
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