Glossary

Brexit

Brexit refers to Britain’s exit from the European Union in 2020. Brexit became an increasingly politically sensitive issue in 2021 for PUL communities because of the legal arrangements agreed under the Northern Ireland Protocol requiring border checks on some goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

CNR

Catholic Nationalist Republican (CNR)

PUL

Protestant Unionist Loyalist (PUL)

Shankill Mirror

A local newspaper