This has been suggested by Patrick Mercer, a Conservative MP and former army officer, on the grounds that it has been successfully deployed in Northern Ireland.

这个点子是保守党议员、前军官帕特里克·莫策尔（Patrick Mercer）提出的，其出发点是，它在当年的北爱尔兰十分奏效。

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Saint Patrick is the protector of Ireland.

圣帕特里克是爱尔兰的保护神。

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Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland.

他们的父亲帕特里克·勃朗特，生于爱尔兰。

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The call for a Northern Ireland Saint Patrick's Day holiday followed a recent decision by Belfast City Council to refuse funding for a Saint Patrick's parade in Belfast.

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Following a challenge by the family of Patrick Shanahan in Northern Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that any failure to hold an inquest within a four and a half year period was a breach of international and human rights commitments.

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Patrick Collison, I lived in Ireland for 17 years.

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