Ireland forfeits claim to Rockall - is this the price of Britains support for the bailout?

Irish claims to ownership of Rockall has been forfeited under secretive discussions with the British. It seems likely, given the timing, that this may well have been the 'price' of Britains somewhat surprising support for Ireland's recent economic bailout.

So we have a 'Fianna Failed' government - supposedly Republican in idiology giving even more of our hard fought for territory back to the British. Surely Charles Haughy and the martyrs of 1916 will turn in their graves.

According to The Guardian, "Britain and Ireland have agreed a common marine border that leaves Rockall in the UK sector."

This must come as an unpleasant surprise to the vast majority of the Irish population. Another under-the-table sell out by those trusted to represent us. Worse, we appear to have forfeited an asset that could well have become a major building block in Ireland's eventual economic recovery.

But in many ways, we should not be surprised that this government chooses to prefer to lick the ar**s of those who raped and pilaged our fair country over so many centuries than to safeguard our interests and those of our future generations.

Maybe Sinn Fein and Gerry Adam's foray into 'Free State' or 26 county politics is more timely than many expect!