A novel solution to the problem might be..........
For the Brits to remove their troops and end their occupation of Ireland. Just think, the "Irish problem" would go away if the same democracy the US and the Brits are advocating in Iraq would be extended to Ireland.
For this to happen, all that would be required is for England to remove the military occupational force that keeps Ireland separated, allow the re-unification of Ireland into one democratic, free nation.
Such a simple solution seems to be beyond the comprehension of the Brits.
Publius