Arlene Foster, Unionists And Forcibly Leaving A United Ireland
When Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and joint First Minister of Northern Ireland, told a BBCContinue Reading
Tag: Reunited Ireland
Mary Lou McDonald: “A United Ireland Will Happen Within A Decade”
I’ve some mixed views on the British journalist Owen Jones, who cleaves a little bit too much to the censoriousContinue Reading
The Weak Arguments Against A United Ireland
Given recent events in the United Kingdom, with Brexit representing a glorified if long delayed sulk by the British atContinue Reading
Poll: Majority Support In The North Of Ireland For Reunification
Regional data from the latest poll by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party deputy chairperson turned polling guru in Britain,Continue Reading
Planning For A United Ireland: Sooner Rather Than Later
In previous years the poor-to-disastrous showing by Sinn Féin in the national and regional local government and European Parliament electionsContinue Reading
Ireland, The British Commonwealth, Neutrality And NATO
Newton Emerson is one of those political commentators you never know whether to take seriously or not. There are daysContinue Reading
Majority Of UK Voters Want Rid Or Don’t Care About “Northern Ireland”
A majority of voters in the United Kingdom, some 55%, would prefer if “Northern Ireland” joined a reunited Ireland ratherContinue Reading
David McWilliams: There Is Little Doubt That The Republic’s Economy Could Absorb The North
In relation to the inadvertent political consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, the Irish economist and authorContinue Reading
UK Labour’s John McDonnell: I’m A Republican. I Long For A United Ireland
Yesterday’s claim by John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer for the British Labour Party, that he longs for a reunitedContinue Reading
The Latest Northern Poll Continues Trend Favouring A Reunited Ireland
The latest survey of voter opinions in the north-east of the country continues the trend of recent months, reflecting increasedContinue Reading
Unionists Demanding That Nationalists Ignore The Failure Of Partition Is Bizarre
The Irish politics’ site, Slugger O’Toole, features a short article by its editor, Mick Fealty, offering a mild chastisement toContinue Reading
Mary Lou McDonald And Sinn Féin’s Approach To A Reunited Ireland
So what are we to make of Monday’s Associated Press interview with the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, whereContinue Reading
Peter Robinson, A Reunited Ireland, And Unionism’s Narrowing Options
Last week’s speech by Peter Robinson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (and for many years,Continue Reading
Lord Ashcroft Poll: 44% Favour A Reunited Ireland, 49% Oppose, 7% Unsure
The headline stats from a new poll of Irish and British voters by the former Conservative Party peer-turned-psephologist, Lord Ashcroft,Continue Reading
Will Brexit Give Leo Varadkar A Stepping Stone To Irish Unity?
There was some confusion last Wednesday about Leo Varadkar’s comments to a weekly meeting of Fine Gael members of theContinue Reading
Generational And Supermajority Voting. How To Gerrymander A United Ireland Referendum
When the Irish civil rights movement emerged in the United Kingdom’s colonial territory on the island of Ireland during theContinue Reading
New Polling Reveals Support For Reunited Ireland And Irish Nationality In The North
Was the British Minister Theresa May onto something a few weeks ago when she indicated to some of her ConservativeContinue Reading
To The Nationalist And Republican Parties Of Ireland
An open letter from four Irish students challenging the thinking of the main political parties in Ireland on the questionContinue Reading
The Inevitable Unionist And Alt-Unionist Failure
On the issue of the United Kingdom’s poisonous legacy colony in Ireland it’s rare to find a bit of non-apologistContinue Reading
Fake Democracy: A Super-Majority Requirement For A United Ireland
The former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, John Taylor, has taken to making the headlines in recent yearsContinue Reading
A Tentative Brits Out Response To Brexit From Official Ireland?
Here’s something I thought I’d never see in my lifetime. Former Labour Party spin-doctor-in-chief Fergus Finlay expressing the frustration andContinue Reading
The SDLP Calls For A Referendum On A Reunited Ireland. Or Does It?
Well this is somewhat unexpected. The Social Democratic and Labour Party, the minority nationalist grouping in the UK-administrated Six Counties,Continue Reading
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