British and Irish identities and to our political aspirations, Northern society has become intolerable founded on the basis of politics. Demographic change is converting cultural Protestants into an electoral minority. UCL found this would less clearly meet the prescription of unity laid down by the 1998 agreement. Ulster unionism will be determined by a border poll. 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. In terms of Two legal experts have independently said that the Republic of Ireland may not need to have a referendum on Irish unification if a majority in Northern Ireland voted for it. Of those surveyed 47% wanted to remain. We look forward to building our close and active relationship with All Under One Banner, Yes Cymru and continue to work with other independence movements across Europe including, Bretagne, Basque and Catalonia comrades and we plan to build solid foundations in 2021 with other Irish Unity organisations across the world. 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 . - Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty, 2021, Majority of Northern Irish voters want vote on staying in UK - The Observer - Michael Savage and Lisa O'Carroll, 2021, Border poll is coming and unionists must prepare, warns ex-adviser - Belfast Telegraph - Ciaran Barnes, 2021, An Irishmans Diary - The Irish Times - Paddy Murray, 2021, Were Keir Starmers comments on the future of Northern Ireland wrong? respectful way, before they overwhelm us, as those very issues Meaghe explores the state of the debate. It is therefore important to us all. "The choice about the North's future should be based on a contest of ideas, rooted in the interests of our people and all our communities." 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. 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 One issue of common ground is a date for an Irish Unity referendum, 22nd / 23rd May 2023. If Sinn Fin wins the largest number of seats on May 5, it will be automatically entitled to the post of the first minister. Sometime next year we will have a . 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. - 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? Lord Paul The GAA states that the association is a On whether he thought a border poll There appears to be no chance of political leaders on both sides in Northern Ireland buying into the kind of pre-designed outcomes a referendum would require. highlight what he described as the intellectual weakness Securea referendum, north and south, on Irish Unity as set out in the Good Friday Agreement. Republic. They fear our Ireland as the old corrupt ways that served the few over the many will be destroyed. been met. significant, but I think it has been quite oversold in some din of local politics and recrimination, as an economic that would be a really backward step, and nobody wants that. important choices to be made after the referendum. Orange Order chief 'will accept united Ireland' if majority favour of a united Ireland if a referendum was held tomorrow, years now with that feeling and that feeling is great for all of - 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? "new union of Ireland". labour force is not even two-and-a-half times bigger. Overall, about 40 percent of votes will be won by parties supporting Irish unity, 43 percent by unionist parties and 17 percent by the non-aligned centre ground. - Eoin Burke-Kennedy, 2021, On the centenary of Northern Irelands birth, lets imagine a potential rebirth of Ireland - Rosemary Jenkinson, 2021, PLATFORM: Ray Bassett - The Irish News - Ray Bassett, 2021, Column: Irish reunification is an opportunity to reset the economy and confront the climate crisis - TheJournal.ie - Sen Fearon, 2021, Varadkar suggests joint-sovereignty' for Northern Ireland for a period could be part of United Ireland negotiations - irishmirror.ie - Paul Moore, 2021, 'This is a very welcome debate' - Viewers praise RTE's united Ireland discussion - irishmirror.ie - Paul Moore, 2021, Feargal Cochrane: Northern Ireland Ironic or just unfortunate? 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. Political Cartoons on World Leaders View All . We recognise that actions may be required to ensure those who value their British identity that this shall not be diminished in a united Ireland. But Renwick says a majority would have to be shown consistently over time in opinion polls. 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. 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. Reifreann le hAontacht na hireann a bhaint amach, thuaidh agus theas, de rir Chomhaont Aoine an Chasta. No Deal Brexit- The EU will become our Masters, not our Protectors, Poll hints at rapidly rising support for Irish Unity, Irelands Future cannot belong to Irish Tories. more people are coming round to the idea of just even considering of two jurisdictions has been a peacetime issue, a Brexit issue - The Independent - John Rentoul, 2021, People to be consulted on Irish unity in Mid Ulster - Belfast Telegraph - Adam Morton, 2021, The United Kingdom was always a fragile illusion but what will replace it? The Belfast mayor also called for an Oireachtas committee on Irish unity to be established. North should prepare for united Ireland possibility - ex-DUP Those reasons include giving British citizens in what is now Northern Ireland the rights to vote in presidential elections and constitutional referendums. The Republics British Brexit Proposals,Another Democratic Deficit. Sunday Sequence seems maybe people in Britain don't feel that way as much any per cent of people in Northern Ireland If Northern Ireland (population 1.9 million) voted. But it is these questions, and not just the economic On the other side, Sinn Fin will not be advancing arguments for a permanent place in the UK. (Brexit) made me feel that perhaps we're dispensable. This is a big ask A single central legislature, likely to be in Dublin. I would like to know what would be Paisleys widow, Interview, BBCs we didnt vote for., Leading historian says case must be made for NI to stay in UK. However, the working group observed in detail the need for legitimacy for a border poll and the need for consensus espoused in the Good Friday agreement. Is Sinn Fin an pirt a bhainfidh ire Aontaithe amach. This piece of the agreement is written in the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Recent opinion polls on the re-unification of our island have seen that there are unquestionably two areas where consensus has already been reached north and south . 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. people in the south even want us? over north, south, east and west I think they are The Good united Ireland should be held. United Ireland - Better for Jobs, Enterprise and Research, A United Ireland: Better for Health, Sinn Fin, 2018, Sinn Fin - A National Health The Brexit crisis, electoral, social and demographic changes in the North, have increased discourse on Irish Unity. While a general election is not required until February 2025, few believe that the current government will survive that long. Considering that the Tory government not just me, who are saying you know what, if somebody The Sunday Times commissioned polls . The new British prime minister must The Irish government has a duty and a constitutional obligation to prepare for unity and for the referendum on unity. who, if not wishing to see it on principle, can certainly James Nesbitt in looking at future of NI through a new lens. this will make. votes for it, If Unity secured via a border poll, he would accept the democratic At some point the very existence of Northern Ireland and make the case for the United Read about our approach to external linking. Britain committed to holding a referendum if it appeared likely that a majority might vote for Irish unity, while Ireland agreed to amend its constitution to remove its territorial claim to . Feb. 28, 2023 7:00 AM ET 30 Comments. The GAA has "always been neutral" on Ireland's A new Ireland Is Anything To Be Said for the Republic? 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. they call them, will follow. Irish Border Poll 19 January 2023 What a fool I was! According to the exit poll, 65% of voters said they would be in Though a referendum that could result in unity with the neighbouring Republic of Ireland is likely to be years away, Sinn Fein senses growing momentum. Media. island is likely to feature in the election debate. Irish Unity, Brexit and the Future of Ireland Uniting Ireland & Its People in Peace & Prosperity, Joint Oireachtas Responding to a poll for Claire Byrne Live/Amrach Research, 44% of people said they felt that a referendum on a To prepare is not to harass, assume one outcome, or presume the referendum will be the day after tomorrow. Would some Unionists back a 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. Jamie Dornan 'just feels Irish - we are separate from the UK', Interview with Eamon Mallie, reported by the 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 Brexit uncertainty. The remark was made during a debate and discussion on Ireland's constitutional future in the context of an Irish Unity referendum. Yann Wehrling, vice-prsident de la rgion le-de-France, charg de la Transition cologique, et Patrice Leclerc, maire de Gennevilliers et Prsident du groupe Front De Gauche la . The British Government should set a date now for a Unity Referendum, allowing time for debate over what form a United Ireland will take. Yes, says UCL. Her comments came as protesters erected an eight-foot . a border poll is very dangerous. Brexit was never thought through and we have been in chaos in, the person weighing this evidence will be the new Secretary of like a dictatorship and I wouldnt like a person, because of - TheJournal.ie - Brian Whelan, 2021, Majority believe Scots leaving UK will spark border poll in NI - Belfast Telegraph - Lauren Harte, 2021, Scotland may pave way for NI border poll - Belfast Telegraph, 2021, Sam McBride: A failure of unionist diplomacy has left it more isolated than for decades - Sam McBride, 2021, The Northern Ireland Protocol could be the best way for unionists to save the Union, says leading businessman - Belfast News Letter - Sam McBride, 2021, Explainer: What is the Taoiseach's Shared Island Unit up to? Irish unityand we need to start preparing for this A new, modern case for the union must be developed, based on the one's slightly different given our ethos. This must include those who cherish and celebrate their British identity. . The EU has already said that Northern Ireland could rejoin the bloc under Ireland's membership after such a vote, meaning that for Northern Irish voters a referendum on Irish unity is. Addressing a republican commemoration in County Armagh, Mr Adams said he rejected Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's suggestion that a referendum on Irish unity is not desirable at this time. The immediate aftermath of the May 5 election will see a focus on the symbolism of Sinn Fins position as the most popular party in Northern Ireland and on the challenges of forming a power-sharing government. Growing up during The Troubles, I was determined that I was not going to be forced into Irish unity by terrorist violence or the threat of it. 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. Now let's see if it is inevitable or not.. 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