It's not really the same as the Irish situation. The troubles weren't so much about gaining Irish independence (Eire has already had it for almost a century) as trying to wrest control of Northern Ireland from the British and unite it with Eire as a complete republic. That makes it kinda a territorial dispute that has run on from the original fight for independence in the 1920's.

The Kurds are spread across several nations in the area and none of them yet have indendence. If one country grants them independence then it would become more like Ireland in the 20's as the independent state would probably continue fighting/pressuring for independence of the other Kurdish Areas.