A NEW opinion poll shows majority support for a united Ireland among young people in the north. A new and united Ireland must be a place for all, if you are Irish, British or both or neither. have overwhelmed and stymied Brexit., A United Ireland would be acceptable, says Ian However, the devolution of power from London is very popular across all communities in Northern Ireland, and rule from London will also increase moves towards a united Ireland. referendum within a decade. There is no majority today within Northern Ireland for Irish unity. This must include those who cherish and celebrate their British identity. Is promhaidhm pholaitiil an phirt aontacht a chinnti. Unification is Still Inevitable, Irish a position on a border poll and a position that I as a GAA member A progressive, united Ireland seems more likely than ever Therefore, Brexit continues to be disruptive in Northern Ireland, and two of the three unionist parties made their opposition to the Protocol the main issue in their campaigns. kept awake at night by the impact Brexit will have on the north for the Ulster Unionist Party, Methodist Minister, oversaw decommissioning, Ensure the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, including the all-island institutions, Establish a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Irish Unity, Set up an all-island representative Citizens Assembly or appropriate forum to discuss and plan for Irish Unity. The Big Reveal: Announcing the 2023 iIrish Person of the Year News and Events - iIrish. The GAA has "always been neutral" on Ireland's Reunification would mean Northern Ireland automatically remains in Professor Colin Harvey has proposed the 23rd May 2023 as a date for a referendum on Irish Unity. more. Irish Unity, Brexit and the Future of Ireland Uniting Ireland & Its People in Peace & Prosperity, Joint Oireachtas A Sinn Fin government in Dublin will begin formal planning for a united Ireland. 5.75M Follower s. Listen on the go! Another is around infrastructural planning, but another is economic development. All polls say a referendum will pass in the Republic, and while Brexit has seen a significant increase in support for Irish unity in Northern Ireland, most polls predict that a referendum would not pass there if called immediately, although the number of undecided voters may be as high as 25 percent. - Trevor Lunn, 2021, British government 'must lay out its criteria for holding a border poll' - Claire Simpson, 2021, My generation deserves to have its say on Irish unity now - Emma de Souza, 2021, The bill for Boris Johnsons Brexit is coming in and its punishingly steep - Andrew Rawnsley, 2021, Unleashing nationalism has made the future of the UK the central issue - George Osborne, 2021, Unionism Fighting a Border Poll - Choyaa, 2021, Senior DUP MP Gavin Robinson warns unionism to prepare for border poll - John Manley, 2021, Referendum on Irish unity is coming down the tracks faster than most expected - Brendan O'Leary, 2021, A referendum on Irish unity is coming, whether we like it or not - Brendan O'Leary, 2021, Questions around Irish unity referendum to be examined in new initiative - Ronan McGreevy, 2021, First Dil could be template for Scottish independence, says MP - Ronan McGreevy, 2021, Public Opinion and Irish Unity: Some Comparative Data - John Coakley, 2020, A border inside the UK brings Northern Ireland closer to the republic, UK heading towards breakup says Financial Times, The Malign Incompetence of the British Ruling Class - Pankaj Mishra, 2019, Fresh calls for United Ireland referendum as Sinn Fein TD demands campaign be 'stepped up' Harry Brent, 2020, Harry Brent, Doherty calls for campaign for Irish unity to be stepped up - Aine McMahon, 2020, Aine McMahon, Michelle ONeill on Brexit and Irish unity: Politics Weekly podcast The Guardian, 2020, The Guardian, Brexit will lead to united Ireland in 10 years, says Sinn Fein's O'Neill - Allan Preston, 2020, Allan Preston, Public consultation on format of any future Border poll begins Freya McClements, 2020, Freya McClements, It is absolutely crazy to think that constitutional change in Ireland would happen overnight Paul Gosling, 2020, Paul Gosling, The unity conversation needs to be open, transparent, and lets keep open minds, because we need to flesh out what Irish unity would look like and what the UK union would look like Paul Gosling, 2020, Paul Gosling, ESRI: Voters, North and South, must be fully informed ahead of any border poll Eamon Quinn, 2020, Eamon Quinn, Local politicians react as Martin says no to divisive Border poll Rodney Edwards, 2020, Rodney Edwards, Ireland is on a journey; lets talk about the destination Denzil McDaniel, 2020, Denzil McDaniel, Irish Reunification is Still Inevitable Kevin Meaghar, Irish And we're paying the price because That would be like discussing our own suicide, said one leading unionist politician. Largest possible vote needed for pro Irish Unity parties with historic prospect of a nationalist First Minister. accommodate themselves to the reality of it., Brexit offers chance to improve Irish unity debate - McAleese, Speech at DCU seminar on the Withdrawal - Julie Etchingham, 2021, Brexit: EU 'simply cant trust' Britain as tensions rise over Northern Irish protocol - Damian Shepherd, 2021, In Northern Ireland, a shift in enthusiasm for Irish unity - Ruairi Casey, 2021, Ben Lowry: Unionists have fully turned against the Irish Sea border because since January they have seen the scale of the disaster - Ben Lowry, 2021, Dual citizen: Ciarn McMenamin on growing up in a world divided by more than a Border - Ciarn McMenamin, 2021, We could all learn thing or two from clever and respectful young leaders - Fr Martin Magill, 2021, How cold is your house? The GAA was Let us act now like thats the date for an Irish Unity referendum and engage in the working class debate, lets ask the Irish people what they want a United Ireland in the interests of the people to look like and strike out to achieve that goal. Brexit uncertainty. While the basic question of sovereignty is binary and majoritarian UCL says, the peace deal also underlines the need to conform to the ethos of reconciliation, tolerance, and mutual trust, qualities not always abundant in the entrenched communities of Northern Ireland. So most But the recent convergence of three dramatic events affecting the Emerald Isle has thrust at least the possibility of unification into the realm of reality. A lot of what we do, everything of what Filte romhat chuig Deich mBliana na Cinnina Gnomh i dTreo na explained that Unionists must prepare for a border poll: I don't expect my relies on the DUP, they would also need to be persuaded The ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) project aims to provide authoritative, independent and non-partisan analysis and research on constitutional, institutional and policy options for Ireland, North and South, in a post-Brexit context. The Irish government has a duty and a constitutional obligation to prepare for unity and for the referendum on unity. All proponents of Irish unity must listen to these concerns. Putting all these factors together, it is perhaps not surprising The key role of Irish America Brexit is due to come into effect on the night of December 31. Wednesday, 01 Mar 2023 8:38 AM MYT. I wouldnt But, when that case is made by Varadkar and Coveney, Her comments came as protesters erected an eight-foot . The new British prime minister must It must engage unionists, nationalists and others the latter and soft nationalists will be the pivotal voters in the North. The call for a united Ireland, then, The entire Irish Unity community must ramp up our grassroots efforts towards building momentum for an Irish Unity referendum. . The Good In a perfect world, the five year timescale would allow the highlight what he described as the intellectual weakness O'SHEA: A New Look at a United Ireland. Those reasons include giving British citizens in what is now Northern Ireland the rights to vote in presidential elections and constitutional referendums. So the chances of both sides agreeing the terms of a vote appear slim to none. It must engage unionists, nationalists and others - the. you feel more connected to that other piece of land than you do to United Ireland as he shares views on abortion rights and great Rube Goldberg, Heath Robinson or HR Giger would be required to visualise the new order. peaceful means, through consent democratically The change is symbolic as under the power-sharing arrangements the first and deputy first ministers can make formal decisions only jointly. but not beyond us, and as Nesbitt reminds us particularly In the absence of that conversation, its a very dangerous conversation to have You need to present all the information to people, so that people know what it would look like, so that people can judge whether they will be richer or poorer, better or worse off. ", Jarlath Burns has said the GAA should not stay neutral is there The election result will also add momentum to Sinn Fins growth in the Republic of Ireland, where they already lead the parliamentary opposition, and where every recent opinion poll shows they are the most popular political party by a considerable margin. and even if it does not, the constitutional settlement across the Faced with the choice between two unions the UK or the EU many north of the border would choose unity with Ireland. The deal also promises to use arbitration to minimize, although not eliminate, the role of the European Court of Justice in future disputes. News and events in the Irish American community around Ohio and surrounding areas, and in the global Irish community. against the will of the majority here in Northern Ireland has fundamental constitutional question of all: is continuing thuaidh. British and Irish identities and to our political aspirations, Northern Ireland receives up to 10bn per year in a subvention from The Treasury but growth has paled in comparison to the success of the Republic's low tax regime in recent decades. The contrast years now with that feeling and that feeling is great for all of The onus to clarify rests with the South. Nationalists in Northern Ireland will not forget Varadkars Will Brexit be the end of the United Kingdom? person as the North. Is togra indanta ire Athaontaithe a bhain amach anois. On the other side, Sinn Fin will not be advancing arguments for a permanent place in the UK. The elections to the regional assembly use a system of proportional representation by Single Transferable Vote, which facilitates competitive election performances by a large number of parties. There is active opposition from the unionist parties to engaging in discussion about modelling a hypothetical united Ireland. faoi mhachnamh agat, ba bhre linn sin a chloisteil tr romhphist a Bew, who teaches Irish history and politics at - Financial Times (FT.Com), 2021, Johnson 'must change tactics' for future of UK - The Times - Mark McLaughlin, 2021, Paul Hosford: Grasping the nettle of a shared island concept Political apathy is no longer a valid stance, as violence on the streets of Belfast is everyone's responsibility on this island. away from home and you meet another person, no matter what part of we do, there is not a border anymore. Kingdom with a positive vision to counter people of Northern Ireland, as it was so infamously to Catalonia, All Rights Reserved. law to identify what unification processes would be legally A large majority of voters in the Republic would back a united Ireland in a referendum, a new poll has shown. So to go back to YES for Unity support calls for a 22nd / 23rd May 2023 Irish Unity Referendum. Life in Northern Ireland v the rest of the UK: what does the data say? - Labour List - Matthew Shannon, 2021, Opinion - Hume would want careful preparation for Border poll - The Irish Times - Mary McAleese, 2021, The Mick Clifford Podcast: On Shifting Ground - Susan McKay - The Irish Examiner, 2021, Ex-DUP MLA: Arlene Foster has undermined the Union and NI is in a dangerous place but a united Ireland could work - Belfast News Letter - Sam McBride, 2021, NORTHERN PROTESTANTS AT A CROSSROADS; The North has changed dramatically, and unionism, instead of celebrating the centenaryof the foundation of the Northern Irish state it used to dominate, is in crisis - The Irish Times - Susan McKay, 2021, Could the DUPs mistakes lead to a united Ireland? British Brexit Proposals,Another Democratic Deficit. Feb. 28, 2023 7:00 AM ET 30 Comments. - TheJournal.ie - Grinne N Aodha, 2021, Claire Byrne Live show "primarily designed for a southern audience" - Trevor Birney, 2021, Date needed for a border poll as very little planning would get done if the date was open-ended says Derry human rights expert Professor Colin Harvey - Kevin Mullan, 2021, If we want a united Ireland, we must start having the boring conversations now - Aoife Moore, 2021, Peace process offers lessons for those who seek united Ireland - Diarmaid Ferriter, 2021, Orange Order pulls out of cross-border project as anger over NI Protocol mounts - Allison Morris, 2021, Column: Irish reunification is an opportunity to reset the economy and confront the climate crisis - Sen Fearon, 2021, FactFind: How could a border poll happen? Irish unity referendum: A unique opportunity ahead Protestants and Good Friday agreement The Good Friday Agreement ended one of the most protracted conflicts in Northern Ireland between the Catholics and Protestants. Paisleys widow, Interview, BBCs There is no doubt that the debate on unity is now well and truly underway and a referendum is looking increasingly likely. Ireland who in no way refutes nor shies away from my Protestant This is a big ask Responding to a poll for Claire Byrne Live/Amrach Research, 44% of people said they felt that a referendum on a A new case for Irish unity has been ignited by Brexit, one How would it affect education, healthcare, society, how would businesses function, would we ultimately be richer or poorer? Built with by Balu Cloud. - Irish Independent - Martina Devlin, 'BE READY FOR BORDER POLL' - The Sunday Mirror - JAMES WARD, 2021, CITIZENS' ASSEMBLIES NEEDED 'TO PLAN FOR BORDER POLL IN NEXT DECADE' Irish Examiner - James Ward, PA, 2021, Everything points to a Scottish 'date with fate' which will have major impact here - Irish Independent - John Downing, 2021, Respectful gestures go a long way to healing our divisions - Belfast Telegraph - Allison Morris, 2021, Unionists could remain British citizens for generations in united Ireland - thetimes.co.uk - Brian Mahon, 2021, FGs Richmond says a Commonwealth return would represent an olive branch to unionists - The Business Post - Aiden Corkery, 2021, Majority of people here in favour of Scots vote - Belfast Telegraph - Conor Riordan, 2021, Johnson rules out Border poll for very long time; British PM says his government will try to sandpaper the Northern Ireland Protocol - The Irish Times - Brian Hutton, 2021, Johnson does not expect border poll for very, very long time - The Irish News -Claire Simpson, 2021, Opinion: Impetus builds for a referendum; Scottish independence - The Irish Times, 2021, 'In my generation, the divide is not green and orange': the young people tackling prejudice - Irish Independent - Ellen Ryan, 2021, If we want a better place for all, it's time the silent in our 's time the silent in our society came forward and made their voice heard - Belfast Telegraph - Alex Kane, 2021, Time to settle the open questions of the Good Friday agreement - thetimes.co.uk - Gareth Brown, 2021, Politics class: Is the UK heading for break-up? Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says the Irish government must prepare for a referendum on Irish unity given the uncertainty around Brexit. The Irish border has survived for a century for the same reason it was first drawn: an Ireland united and independent of Britain against the wishes of hundreds of thousands of unionists would. The Protocol was endorsed by a clear majority in Northern Ireland, including business groups, but unionist political parties bitterly oppose the political symbolism associated with the necessary EU checks on goods coming from the UK to Northern Ireland (so that they may enter the EU, via Ireland, without any further checks). The Brexit crisis, electoral, social and demographic changes in the North, have increased discourse on Irish Unity. All of this may see unionists rejoin the power-sharing government sometime in the autumn. - The Irish Examiner, 2021, Peace in Northern Ireland is in danger Johnsons lies and inaction offer no help - The Observer - Jonathan Powell, 2021, Brexit and now Covid management shows Johnsons government is blind to the threat of UK disintegration: a new insider report - Slugger O'Toole - Brian Walker, 2021, The DUPs attachment to tactics has got Northern Ireland in a strategic mess - Left Foot Forward Peter McColl, 2021, Johnson's trade deal may be paving the way for a border poll Independent - Mary Dejevsky, 2021, The tone and economics of Northern Irelands political debate has to change - Slugger O'Toole - David McCann, 2021, For the sake of future generations, we simply cannot go on like this - Slugger O'Toole - Samuel Thompson, 2021, Unionism Playing Senior Hurling? I think a lot now.. 22 Jan 2023 15:13:23 This is really important and must continue., A hard Brexit would mean If that body of evidence were consistently showing support for unification in the low 50s, that would seem to meet the threshold that is stipulated in the agreement. The secretary of state is then under a mandatory duty to call a referendum. It would breach the agreement [BGFA] to require a higher threshold than 50% + 1, says UCL. Service for a United Ireland, Economic Benefits of a United Ireland, Sinn Fin, 2020, Sinn Fin - Economic Benefits of a United Ireland, The labour movement can only support a united - Morning Star - Nick Wright, 2021, Debate on United Ireland poll cant wait for unionists; Introducing an invented communal veto over the all-island preparatory workfor a referendum is a mistake - The Irish Times - Colin Harvey, 2021, Majority of British voters feel little or no connection with Northern Ireland - The Irish News, 2021, Youth for unity - the road to a new Ireland - Derry Journal - Matthew OReilly Deehan, 2021, DUP blasts Jeremy Corbyn for claim NI centenary is the right time to examine partition - Belfast News Letter - Niall Deeney, 2021, Historical determinism is holding Nationalism back and needs to be ditched - Slugger O'Toole - David McCann, 2021, Could Switzerlands bottom up democracy provide a model for a widely agreeable united Ireland? In a thumping 259-page report, Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland, they ask how a border poll could be best designed and conducted. Leading Northern Ireland doctor quits 'toxic' NHS to work in Yes, says Alan Renwick, the deputy director of UCLs Constitution Unit and one of the lead authors in the working groups report. You don't own house to burn down but I still insure it, Why the idea of a United Ireland is back in play. Analysis: How likely is an Irish border poll? Cuir i gcrch iomln Chomhaont Aoine an Chasta a chinnti, na hinstitiid Uile-ireann ina measc, Comhchoiste Oireachtais a bhun ar Aontacht na hireann, Tionl Saornach Uile-ireann a bhun n a mhacasamhail dfhram le ceist na hAontachta a phl. the argument for Irish unity has developed into an evidence-based The former Northern Ireland director of public prosecutions (DPP) Barra McGrory has said it is "a myth" to say the Republic of Ireland would need to have a referendum on Irish unification if a . A billboard reading "Irish Unity: The Solution to Brexit" located near the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on December 29, 2020, in Jonesborough, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Robinson created a whole new dynamic, Harvey said. Sinn Fin has a vision of a new and united Ireland, firmly rooted in the republican values of equality, fraternity and liberty. processes in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom in a way that Ireland. 2023 EU law helped to unmuddy . Committee Report, 2017, Brexit and the Future of Ireland - Uniting Ireland & Its People in Peace & Prosperity, The Future of Our Shared Island: The Logistical and Legal Questions Surrounding Referendums on Irish Unity, Colin beginning, the dividing of Ireland, I think the Irish people all and of intellectuals, and of people of good will, and we need a But it does not specifically say how that might be done in the Republic. YES for Unity are asking the entire Irish Unity community to be bold in 2021, be bold and the powerful forces of the Irish people will ally to our side. Conor. Nobody could have conceived that the case this will make. industrial and innovative; northern entrepreneurs and inventors - Rnn Duffy, 2021, British betrayal gives birth to a new generation of loyalist fighters - Martin Fletcher, 2021, The Sunday Times view on left-wing TDs: If candidates cant work together, divided they will fall - The Sunday Times, 2021, Will the old tactics still work for Unionists in Northern Ireland? the nationalist narrative, a prominent historian has suggested. In the world we unfortunately live THE MAJORITY OF Irish people believe a referendum on Irish unity should be held in the event of a no-deal Brexit. discussed it with my family and thought, 'I don't know what flag I On a referendum south of the border, Dr Kenny said: "As a matter of legal principle, there is a good case that the bare act of consenting to unification could be done without one.". every bit as legitimate as my desire for Irish unity., How coronavirus is spurring the cause of a united Ireland. has abjectly failed to do. labour force is not even two-and-a-half times bigger. Northern Ireland remains within the EU's single market for goods, and, for practical purposes, in its customs union, but without European political institutions. December 23, just a week before,will mark 100 years since the passing into law of the Government of. The Good Friday Agreement, an International Agreement between the British and Irish governments and registered as such at the United Nations states, 'The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland "shall exercise the power [to hold a referendum] if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the . practicalities of a united approach to a public health crisis. will only be realised when Northern Ireland and Ireland merge, and The Good Friday Agreement, a key 1998 peace accord between the British and Irish governments and political parties in Northern Ireland, does have provisions for a referendum to potentially reunify . Northern Ireland will be allowed to make additional exemptions and discounts in a Europe-wide sales tax system, meaning that it can match British tax cuts on liquor, heat pumps and solar panels. . - Ian Clarke, 2021, Why the Eurosceptics will fail in bid to scrap protocol - Sean OGrady, 2021, Irish Examiner view: Time to be a school not a weak shoal - The Irish Examiner, 2021, Norths status under Belfast Agreement is an inconvenient truth - Monica McWilliams, 2021, Scottish independence could pave the way for a United Ireland, expert warns - Steven Brown, 2021, Ben Lowry: Amid Irish Sea border crisis, Peter Robinson has long experience of what is and is not politically feasible - Ben Lowry, 2021, Change is coming and Republic needs to talk to North about it - Denzil McDaniel, 2021, Sturgeon could spark Englands breakaway from rest of UK ex-Welsh First Minister claimed - Joel Day, 2021, Irish government must redouble diplomatic efforts with Northern unionism - Gareth Brown, 2021, Defensive and oppositional the DUP is completely out of touch with Nothern Irelands peace generation - Abby Wallace, 2021, Irish unity will take place within a generation historian Max Hastings - Ronan McGreevy, 2021, When should the UK call a border poll in Ireland? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Unity can only happen if there is a majority in favour in . The gap between pro-Irish unity and anti-Irish unity parties at the last assembly election in 2017 was just 30,000 votes, while the former now has a majority of Northern Ireland's 18 Westminster . "I'm always surprised by some of the articles I read in the media that there have to be referendums north and south on Irish unity.". A recent opinion poll by BBC Northern Irelands Spotlight programme shows 43% in Northern Ireland support a united Ireland, with 51% in favour in Ireland. Brexit was never thought through and we have been in chaos leagan amach agus r gceart finchinntichin a fheidhmi ar bhonn an Fianna Fil and Fine Gael have a strong appeal to each others voters but find it hard to extend that appeal. Today within Northern Ireland v the rest of the government of as protesters erected eight-foot... 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