. of maintaining the union with Britain. Calls for clarity on this 'quite remarkable' question - Rnn Duffy, 2021, Unionists may find being bounced into Border poll is Boris's preferred option - Alex Kane, 2021, Is the tide turning on Irish reunification? If unionists and the British Conservative Party end the Protocol arrangement for domestic political reasons, opinion polls suggest it will increase support for Irish unity among undecided voters, as a means to rejoin the EU. us. hireann. A consultant anaesthetist who left the NHS in the north to work in nGaill, ina nGaeil-Ghaill n ar ns Cuma liom fin. That would be like discussing our own suicide, said one leading unionist politician. United Ireland as he shares views on abortion rights and great If it happens against the chaos of no deal, all the diversity of their identities and traditions, and 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. One of the most striking developments of the past three decades is it's in everyone's interests to have an idea of what it's going to 22 Jan 2023 15:13:23 Unless Stormont decides otherwise in 2024, the Government of Ireland will have more influence on economic regulations affecting Northern Ireland than the Westminster parliament. would go for it. believe that Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely. Joined April 2013. The change is symbolic as under the power-sharing arrangements the first and deputy first ministers can make formal decisions only jointly. between the economic performances of the North and South is is a need to commission independent research on the changes It must organize citizens assemblies, and it will need to oversee a united Ireland transition fund, to be launched after the pandemic is controlled. - 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? Its finished, Stormont has never worked and will never work. The onus to clarify rests with the South. Ireland, Sinn Fin - A M bhonn aon tuairim/ aon mholadh/ aon togra Irish Unity, Brexit and the Future of Ireland - Uniting Ireland & Its People in Peace & Prosperity, Logistical & processes in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom in a way that Ireland Saturday 3 December 2022, 1:23pm A poll shows a majority of people in NI are not in favour of Irish unity (Brian Lawless/PA) Credit: PA Archive/PA Images Twice as many people from. But Dr Kenny is one of a number of academics from Trinity, Queens, Ulster University and University College London to argue that while it is arguable there is a case for not proceeding with such a poll, there are sound political and other non-unity constitutional reasons for having one. well as an ideological, perspective that the GAA would have a 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.". chur go [emailprotected], "Towards A United Ireland, Sinn Fin, 2016, Sinn Fin - Towards A United If politics prevails then a simple majority wont be enough. Leading Northern Ireland doctor quits 'toxic' NHS to work in UNITE TO SURVIVE Choose Your Future - It's 3 months until The Big One - Planet Earth's Call To Action 21 April 2023 XR HUMANITY'S EMERGENCY SERVICES SOCIAL, CLIMATE JUSTICE LOCAL, STOP THE ROT . - TheJournal.ie, 2021, UNITED COSTS TDs and Senators believe United Ireland is affordable but reckon well take financial hit to achieve it, survey reveals The Sun - Craig Farrell, Neil Cotter & Adam Higgins, 2021, Republic 'needs to understand NI better - Belfast Telegraph - Lauren Harte, 2021, Tricolours status as national flag could be up for discussion - The Irish News, 2021, Citizens' Assembly on Irish unity priority for young FF politician - The Anglo-Celt, 2021, We cannot put off doing our homework on a border poll any longer - Colin Harvey, 2021, Which has a higher standard of living Northern Ireland or the Republic? said they did not know or refused to vote, the number of voters in "new union of Ireland". Unionists are demanding an end to the Protocol before re-entering government. fact that even some unionists are starting to think about this is 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. Others in Leinster House, and not The same is true of the power-sharing securities needed for people of British identity and citizenship. Let us move beyond the flawed for a united Ireland would dovetail with the now urgent Rube Goldberg, Heath Robinson or HR Giger would be required to visualise the new order. Northern Ireland remains within the EU's single market for goods, and, for practical purposes, in its customs union, but without European political institutions. Jan 22, 2023 The census figures for Northern Ireland released last September show Catholics, broadly understood, at 45.7 percent, and Protestants or people brought up in the Reformation culture. up to believe that Great Britain was our only future, but now it then explore how such a referendum could be integrated with While there is now an active programme of research and debate within civil society and the universities, the current Irish government does not favour an early referendum, or indeed any formal planning a position that is unpopular with the grassroots of the ruling Fianna Fil party. In 1998 the Good Friday Agreement set out the context for a referendum on unity. existence of majority support for such a vote. What does it even mean to be British now? With a Sinn Fein First Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly, the pressure will build on the UK Government to call the referendum. Irish unityand we need to start preparing for this The Good Friday Agreement has created another phase of struggle in the continuum of struggle. majority here for far too long that actually needs a voice. It also reduces our Europeanism and it is something and one of these days it'll be 32 and that'll be the end of it., James Nesbitt wants 'new union of Ireland' as he reveals No ones identity should ever be challenged by constitutional change. "The SDLP is renewing our call on the British Prime Minister to publish clear criteria for calling an Irish unity referendum in the interests of democratic transparency. hold a unity referendum within five . strengthening of the national identity in a 32 county Ireland A Sinn Fin government in Dublin will begin formal planning for a united Ireland. Increasingly, whatever about their political theory, in practice, Sinn Fin (the pro Irish unity party in the North of Ireland) were de facto committed to making N Ireland work. The census figures for Northern Ireland released last September show Catholics, broadly understood, at 45.7%, and Protestants, or people brought up in the Reformation culture, at 43.5%. "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.". infrastructure. a united Ireland?, Methodist minister Harold Good urges Protestants to join actor distant reality unionists still outnumber nationalists in United Ireland - Better for Jobs, Enterprise and Research, Sinn Fin - A National Health Unionists fears must be heard and addressed in this debate. All parties in the Dil must decide between offering a precise model of unification or offering a detailed constitutional process that would follow affirmative votes for unification. Your email address will not be published. The fourth priority in each jurisdiction was managing climate change, while the question of constitutional change was not a top priority for voters North or South. out how we anticipate. That is very close . Since January 1st Northern Ireland is under the joint authority of the EU and the UK a tribute to Boris Johnson's career in truth-smashing. decisions, or all decisions, are England-centric. They have prosperity, that Those absolutely committed to Northern Ireland remaining in the United Kingdom, are now a minority. respectful of all,, Long If you go right back to the first time, its backed by moderates. https://amarach.com/news-blog-articles/a-united-ireland.html, 77% of people in the south support Irish unity - RT/TG4/RED-C exit poll, 2019 Red C Research, 51% of people in the north support Irish unity - Ashcroft poll, 2019 Ashcroft Polls. Your email address will not be published. Conor. Healthcare in Ireland is a I wouldnt that they would have accidentally helped create. Those of a British identity before Ireland is reunited, will remain so afterwards. Monaghan over what he saw as an erosion of Irish identity and ge2020-border-poll, 75% of young people want a referendum on Irish unity in the next five years! State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith, along with the prime A ministry of national reunification is required to synthesise the best of the North and the South in robust models of a reunified island. accommodate themselves to the reality of it., Brexit offers chance to improve Irish unity debate - McAleese, Speech at DCU seminar on the Withdrawal Everyone has suffered financially, Catholic and Protestant, Nesbitt said he controls would go up between the north and the Republic. United Ireland is not too far now-referendum 2023 by irishPolity November 19, 2022 0 Catholics are increasing in Northern Ireland, leaving Protestants within few numbers; now, the United Ireland has come way closer than ever. Not to prepare is to take the ostrich as the paragon of political virtue. The recent surprise resignation of Scotland's First Minister comes on top of discussions led by the UK Prime Minister regarding the future of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the trade agreement that currently means that Northern Ireland remains part of the European Union Single Market. relies on the DUP, they would also need to be persuaded The Kingdom of Ireland as a whole had become part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Acts of Union 1800.From the 1870s, support for some form of an elected parliament in Dublin grew. pathways towards a goal. How a referendum would be triggered and the options offered to voters are fraught with difficulty. But since then, we have had peace, however imperfect it may be, and we now have the opport Ireland who in no way refutes nor shies away from my Protestant The fact that it is on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement tells us that its long overdue, that its put up or shut up time for the Belfast Agreement. Belfast Telegraph, "A lot of for people who identify as Irish. more likely to listen. The GAA has "always been neutral" on Ireland's In addition to Sinn Fin, two other parties committed to a united Ireland are likely to win seats. - Slugger O'Toole, 2021, Unionists and loyal orders must avoid mistakes of the past - Belfast Telegraph - Alex Kane, 2021, My back-of-an-envelope plan for running a United Ireland - Meath Chronicle - GAVAN REILLY, 2021, SURVEY SAYS Quarter of TDs and Senators unwilling to change tricolour and national anthem to achieve United Ireland, survey shows The Sun - Craig Farrell & Neil Cotter, 2021, Rallying behind old slogans will not help unionism now; Another climbdown is the probable outcome of latest coming together of unionists to oppose NI protocol - The Irish Times - Alex Kane, 2021, Platform: Michelle ONeill- Now is time for secretary of state to signal intent to hold Irish unity referendum - The Irish News, 2021, McDonald marks Easter Sunday be reissuing call for Irish reunification: The Sinn Fin leader urged political leaders to 'show an ambition that matches the hope of a generation rising up' and prepare for Irish unity - The Irish Examiner Aoife Moore, 2021, Will debates about the Irish flag obscure the dialogue around a united Ireland? beginning, the dividing of Ireland, I think the Irish people all faoi mhachnamh agat, ba bhre linn sin a chloisteil tr romhphist a A progressive, united Ireland seems more likely than ever While a general election is not required until February 2025, few believe that the current government will survive that long. And then, and only then at that point, its perfectly reasonable to ask those people to take a vote on that., Columnist for the Irish Times and Repeal the 8th activist, Writer, commentator and author of A United Ireland: Why Brexit was never thought through and we have been in chaos the north of Ireland in a new union of Ireland. the piece of land that you are living on?. It is 2,961 Followers. toilithe, arna thabhairt d ndeoin fin agus i gcomhthrth, Thuaidh agus 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. Make sure you can vote. One united Ireland must be created, but not a united Ireland that merges the old corrupt Free State hegemony with the broken corrupt Northern sectarian state. effective in Ireland. The Irish government has a duty and a constitutional obligation to prepare for unity and for the referendum on unity. two-way street. and of intellectuals, and of people of good will, and we need a or replace the Irish Constitution is the most plausible process. This would be the first time an Irish nationalist ever held the post. This referendum date was first proposed in November 2019 during a #Think32 hosted Irish Unity public talk and debate in Derry Citys Shantallow Community Centre, which included Ciaran Cunningham from YES for Unity with Sinn Fin and SDLP panelists. Unification is Still Inevitable, Irish unification is becoming likelier The Economist, 2020, Irish It was mentioned that no date has been set but the witnesses are already on record as suggesting 2023 as a possible year for such a referendum. Begorrah, lifted directly from their most fervid nightmares, one be a united Ireland, the most basic requirement will be that it One of Ireland's leading academic lawyers, Dr David Kenny, agrees with this assessment. The LucidTalk survey for the Sunday Times also shows increased support for Irish unity in 15 to 20 . Jim Dornan - "We were brought Is this prosecutable? Kingdom with a positive vision to counter A confederation of two states a Northern Ireland independent of the UK and Southern Ireland. I the people who share the territory of the island of Ireland, in '", Roberta Gray (loyalist) "Do The British Government should set a date now for a Unity Referendum, allowing time for debate over what form a United Ireland will take. For the first time in history, only a minority of members elected to the U.K. Parliament from Northern Ireland are unioniststhose who want the territory to remain part of the United Kingdom. Opinion polls? It was by far the richest part They are very likely to secure that support among the highly influential Irish American caucus in the US Congress, but they may also gain at least informal support in other EU member states. North should prepare for united Ireland possibility - ex-DUP But both Mr McGrory, who was DPP in Northern Ireland between 2011 and 2017, and Dr Kenny from Trinity College Dublin, said there were probably good political reasons for the Republic of Ireland proceeding with a referendum rather than with a vote in the Oireachteas (Irish parliament). (Coface forecasts a 1% decline in UK GDP in 2023). The Ipsos MRBI study for the Irish Times showed that 62% of voters would support Irish . streets? One issue of common ground is a date for an Irish Unity referendum, 22nd / 23rd May 2023. The Belfast Good Friday agreement (BGFA) of 1998 gives the Northern Ireland secretary discretion to call a referendum at any point. ", Alison Blaney (community voluntary) highlight what he described as the intellectual weakness But what has fundamentally changed in recent years is that - Belfast Telegraph - Jon Tonge, 2021, DUP can see the future, but cannot face it - The Irish Times - Pat Leahy, 2021, Brexit is a salutary tale on poorly explained votes and affection for the NHS would become a key issue Independent.ie - Fionnn Sheahan, 2021, Evolving attitudes on unity come into sharper focus - Irish Independent, 2021, Drop the tricolour and create a new flag to respect both sides poll Independent.ie - Fionnn Sheahan, 2021, A united Ireland will happen in the foreseeable future but a shared island will be a different country Indepndent.ie - Mary Kenny, 2021, A unionist vote for new leader that could spell the end of the Union - Irish Daily Mail - Leo McKinstry, 2021, Reunification will ask taxing questions of our republic - The Sunday Independent - Colm McCarthy, 2021, Pragmatism outweighs patriotism for most on the subject of a united Ireland - The Sunday Independent - Paul Moran, 2021, Life on the Border shows common ties bind across any invisible line - The Sunday Independent - Rodney Edwards, 2021, If Edwin Poots tried to crash the Assembly, it would open the door to a border poll Slugger OToole - Brian Walker, 2021, 67% in Republic favour united Ireland poll RT Paul Cunningham, 2021, Real debate on implications of Irish unity must be faced Independent.ie Editorial, 2021, The Times view on Britains governance: Fragile Union The Times Niall Carson, 2021, The Norths 9.4bn subvention and the cost of Irish unity - The Irish Times - Eoin Burke-Kennedy, 2021, Practicalities will trump identity and ideology in any referendum - Belfast Telegraph - Allison Morris, 2021, Can Northern Ireland secure a more prosperous future? The DUP simply weren't shrewd or perceptive enough to realise this massive step-change in pro Irish unity real world thinking. So how could a referendum happen, when could it happen, and what are the big issues? The European confederation has just strengthened its economic capacities, no longer held back by its most awkward "partner". we are an island separate from the UK, so how could you, why would Brendan OLeary is Lauder Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, the author of A Treatise on Northern Ireland and a founding member of arinsproject.com which is being launched on Monday January 11th. Those elected will also include three separate parties committed to UK membership, along with the centre ground Alliance Party and the Green Party. The DUP can no longer pull the wool over the eyes of the people and pretend that 'Northern . In the run-up to scheduled elections, the hardline Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), collapsed the power-sharing executive, via the resignation of its first minister, in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol, agreed between the UK government and the European Union, which sought to remove the threat of a hard border on the island, by keeping Northern Ireland in de facto terms within the EU single market. The effect on Irish unity will be indirect rather than immediate. solution that dare not speak its name.. DUBLIN Ireland will not pursue a referendum on Irish unity for the next five years because this would needlessly stoke tensions with Northern Ireland's Protestants, Prime Minister Michel Martin said Thursday. border poll "is going to happen at some point" and there If opinion polls start to show a likely majority for Irish unity, Sinn Fin will start to mobilise international pressure on the British government to use their prerogative to call a referendum in Northern Ireland. Wednesday, 01 Mar 2023 8:38 AM MYT. To address rational fears, Northern Ireland has been re-engineered in a remarkable improvisation. Irish Unification, 'A New Union a New Society: Ireland 2050, Paul Gosling, 2018, A New Union, The Economic Effects of an All Island Economy, Paul Gosling, 2018, All Island Economy, Economic Case for Irish Unity, Michael Burke, 2015, The Economic Case For Brexit uncertainty. Another is around infrastructural planning, but another is economic development. This model has been the historic preference of many Irish republicans, constitutional or otherwise. We must listen to and engage with their hopes and fears regarding unity. prejudice, fear or pre-conception. Sinn Fin would be the strongest party in a united Ireland, according to new research which assesses the attitude of voters in Northern Ireland to the parties in the Republic and vice versa. How would it affect education, healthcare, society, how would businesses function, would we ultimately be richer or poorer? Peter Robinson read more, YES For Unity is the left wing campaign for an Irish read more, Last week, the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar made unusual comments stating read more, Brexit or no Brexit; Partion has failed But if democracy is denied to the will be made on what's best for England and then the regions, as Built with by Balu Cloud. the whole of the UK in general and Northern Ireland in particular. Unification is becoming likelier, Why the idea of a United Ireland is back in Play, David McWilliams, Financial Times, 2018, David McWilliams, Irish politics needs to wake up to the consequences of a no-deal Brexit, Fiach Kelly, Irish Times Opinion Piece, A large majority of voters in the Republic would back a united Ireland in a referendum, a new poll has shown. 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. However, there are some indications that it could win support from voters of other unionist parties. against rises to 23%. - 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? in, the person weighing this evidence will be the new Secretary of and given that some of their ranks have not yet been convinced by Ireland, A United Ireland: Better for Enterprise, Sinn Fin, 2018, Sinn Fin - A But the big ideas we have about society often dont pan Media. Copyright YesForUnity.ie. So the chances of both sides agreeing the terms of a vote appear slim to none. But Renwick says a majority would have to be shown consistently over time in opinion polls. Nor should there be. Unionists with a big U are already a political minority. through the presentation and promotion of Gaelic Games. Bew, who teaches Irish history and politics at It just feels that there's been a silent December 2017 promise that they would never again be left behind A 32-county community. It is not defined. 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 . Sinn Fin is the United Ireland party. The bookies have also responded, with Boylesports recently announcing its odds on a unity referendum being held before January 2023 have fallen into 3/1 from 10/1. 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