A united Ireland built with the maintenance of its people first and foremost, Republican communities have sacrificed too much at the altar of Freedom to accept anything less. contrary to my personal and familial history is an unthinkable For too long, the notion of Irish unificationthe long-sought ideal of Ireland as one country including all of its 32 countiesseemed destined to be a dream deferred indefinitely. James Nesbitt says he is open to the idea of a 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. "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. - 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? Life in Northern Ireland v the rest of the UK: what does the data say? 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. Irish president urged to attend centenary service with Queen, Queen and Boris Johnson lead tributes to Northern Ireland on centenary, Complex identities of Northern Ireland being undermined, says ex-official, Im proud to be from Northern Ireland: reflections on a contested centenary. Its time to set a date for the referendum and to let the people have their say.Irish Unity is now a do-able project. Securea referendum, north and south, on Irish Unity as set out in the Good Friday Agreement. decisions, or all decisions, are England-centric. more people are coming round to the idea of just even considering This prospect is arriving faster than most expected. Built with by Balu Cloud. In the North, 11 per cent named preparing for a referendum as a priority; 9 per cent nominated achieving a united Ireland, while 27 per cent said that keeping Northern Ireland in the UK should be a priority. 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 . division., Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar predicts Brexit will lead to a That would be like discussing our own suicide, said one leading unionist politician. 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 Nor should there be. and even if it does not, the constitutional settlement across the The Irish Unity community are faced with a major challenge as we enter 2021, the centenary year of the British partition of Ireland and the creation of the sectarian state. A new case for Irish unity has been ignited by Brexit, one A consultant anaesthetist who left the NHS in the north to work in recognise that, if one day there is to be a united Ireland, the relies on the DUP, they would also need to be persuaded (and follow up The Irish World piece), On whether she could live in a United Ireland: It would Consent would also be needed south of the border. The UK is currently experiencing political turmoil, adding to an already difficult economic situation. Irish Unity, Brexit and the Future of Ireland Uniting Ireland & Its People in Peace & Prosperity, Joint Oireachtas SINN FIN have called for a referendum on Irish Unity by the year 2025. I wouldnt The simple answer is: saving face, D4 home of owner of famed nightclub for 3.5m, Bemusement among those opposed to Brexit as Sunak hails prize for Northern Ireland in his deal with EU, Glenveagh chief and Dermot Bannon: Simple rule change could cut cost of new homes by 20%, More than 200 patients evacuated as major emergency declared at Wexford General Hospital following fire, Duke and Duchess of Sussex asked to vacate Frogmore Cottage home near Windsor Castle, Thirty patients still to be evacuated from Wexford Hospital after blaze, Grafton records strong year as rising prices offset fall in volumes, Greece train crash: Death toll of 43 set to rise, protests in Athens, Brentfords Ivan Toney falls foul of betting rules set by gambling-reliant soccer chiefs, Social Democrats swiftly complete a no-drama leadership change. In a perfect world, the five year timescale would allow the Just 12 per cent of voters in the South said that preparing for a referendum on a united Ireland should be one of the top four priorities, while a further 15 per cent named achieving a united Ireland as a priority. "He has a. GAAs Prosperity, not Protestantism, will The Good Friday Agreement has created another phase of struggle in the continuum of struggle. 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. referendums, On a border poll: "I think this - 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? thuaidh. Yes, says Alan Renwick, the deputy director of UCLs Constitution Unit and one of the lead authors in the working groups report. That wording and the 1998 referendum vote has led some lawyers to believe there is no need for another poll. However, Sinn Fin MP Chris Hazzard has said that, while his . feel like there's a border anymore and we have lived for many Another is around infrastructural planning, but another is economic development. Those elected will also include three separate parties committed to UK membership, along with the centre ground Alliance Party and the Green Party. Irish Unity Referendum Fundraisers & Causes Ireland News & Events This Just In World . How a referendum would be triggered and the options offered to voters are fraught with difficulty. 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 . Sinn Fin is trying to increase division in Northern Ireland by pushing for a poll on Irish unity, DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said. united Ireland should be held. aontaithe at uainn, beag beann ar a fhinilacht ina nGaeil n ina Unionists would be likely to see this as a hostile takeover. Ulster unionism will be determined by a border poll. Most media. Our guests might comment on what lessons have been learned from the Brexit issue and can be taken forward, in case a referendum on Irish unity is ever held. leader. We must have the courage to Nesbitt said he highlight what he described as the intellectual weakness Under the 1998 peace deal that ended the conflict, London must call a referendum on unity in Northern Ireland when there appears to be majority support for reunification. The obvious case is health services. Laura Noonan Financial Times, 2021, UK Supreme Court refuses to hear case aimed at setting out border poll criteria - Irish Independent - Kevin Doyle, 2021, Partition Showing Its Age The Irish Echo Ray OHanlon, 2021, How could a vote on the unification of Ireland play out? Begorrah, lifted directly from their most fervid nightmares, one Neither set of sectaries promised this outcome, but 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. All proponents of Irish unity must listen to these concerns. 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. we do, there is not a border anymore. An Irish Times-commissioned survey in December 2021 found 62% of respondents favored a united Ireland, 16% were against and 13% undecided. 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. Considering that the Tory government 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. Government privately suggested that conversations about the On whether he thought a border poll between the economic performances of the North and South is The republican leader said that while there would come a day when people would vote on the region's constitutional future, their focus today is on the cost-of-living crisis. Thanks to John Major the Stone of Scone, the symbol of Scotlands sovereignty, has been repatriated; the Scots now want the substance. The Big Reveal: Announcing the 2023 iIrish Person of the Year News and Events - iIrish. Commercially the union has been a calamity for Northern Ireland. But since then, we have had peace, however imperfect it may be, and we now have the opport British and Irish identities and to our political aspirations, In terms of policy between all parties in the Dil, with a unity The Irish constitution, Bunreacht na hireann, is the Republic's supreme legal document. the piece of land that you are living on?. 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. nationalist and unionist alike. 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. The Agreement asserts that it is for the people of the island of Ireland alone to shape our future and to exercise our right of self-determination on thebasis of consent, freely and concurrently given, North and South. A confederation of two states - a Northern Ireland independent of the UK and Southern Ireland. Political uncertainties may ultimately prove beneficial to the unity of the Kingdom. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire. 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. 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. That matters to Northern cultural Catholics who overwhelmingly supported remaining in that confederation, along with a minority of liberal Protestants. 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 they're not marginalised, and that they can be proud to be from It also reduces our Europeanism and it is something Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says the Irish government must prepare for a referendum on Irish unity given the uncertainty around Brexit. the north of Ireland in a new union of Ireland. Reunification would mean Northern Ireland automatically remains in Sinn Fin has a vision of a new and united Ireland, firmly rooted in the republican values of equality, fraternity and liberty. a border poll is very dangerous. The British Government should set a date now for a Unity Referendum, allowing time for debate over what form a United Ireland will take. This is a big ask around 62 percent of voters in the south would vote to unite with the north. So to go back to minister he answers to, and it is unclear what precisely what If you have an opinion/suggestion/proposal why not share it with us by emailing[emailprotected]. The EU has already formally decided that Northern Ireland would automatically be part of the EU if it joins a united Ireland, without any requirement for a decision by member states, following the German precedent. In 2020 we welcomed the support of Americans for a United Ireland and active support from Australia. A new and united Ireland must be a place for all, a united Ireland that is home if you are Irish, British, both or neither. 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. unionists talk about valuing their British identity or their hopes Scrapping the protocol is the DUPs ambition; the obvious alternative is Irish reunification within the EU. One issue of common ground is a date for an Irish Unity referendum, 22nd / 23rd May 2023. But what has fundamentally changed in recent years is that will only be realised when Northern Ireland and Ireland merge, and infrastructure. 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. removal of free movement would be a complete affront to Irish A single central legislature, likely to be in Dublin. It must engage unionists, nationalists and others - the. Asked about the issues they believe are the most important over the next 10 years, voters in both Northern Ireland and the Republic chose housing, healthcare and the economy as the three most important issues. You can only imagine that the North would be a net beneficiary of that joint approach., Former member of Seanad ireann and President of Ulster Farmers' Union, So for me, the unity conversation needs to be open, transparent, and lets keep open minds, because we need to flush out what the Irish unity situation would look like, what the maintenance of the UK union would look like, how the island would function. A 32-county community. More-than-half-of-voters-want-border-polls-north-and-south, Labour and the Proposed Partition of Ireland By James Connolly, Theobald Wolfe Tone Speech from the Dock, Dublin, November 1798, Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Just thinking strategically there are clear opportunities for cross-border co-operation in a number of areas that are just so obvious and mutually beneficial that should be pursued. you feel more connected to that other piece of land than you do to However, they are significantly less negatively viewed by Northern Sinn Fin voters than by Southern Sinn Fin voters. leagan amach agus r gceart finchinntichin a fheidhmi ar bhonn an through the presentation and promotion of Gaelic Games. Fianna Fil and Fine Gael have a strong appeal to each others voters but find it hard to extend that appeal. ", Alison Blaney (community voluntary) It must organize citizens assemblies, and it will need to oversee a united Ireland transition fund, to be launched after the pandemic is controlled. Patrick Griffin, director of the Keough School's Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, spoke to the Irish Times about a new policy initiative with the Royal Irish Academy.The Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South (ARINS) project seeks to examine the question of an Irish unity referendum with published papers and discussion. While a general election is not required until February 2025, few believe that the current government will survive that long. Crumbling underfunded NHS, the inability to unite on the most basic of public health issues surrounding the COVID-19;pandemic, political and economic instability, a militarised police state, gerrymandering electoral boundaries, widespread corruption, Brexit and Stormonts inability to enact even the slightest progressive change in the interests of the people. referendum within a decade. over Brexit before we jump from the frying pan and into the fire. The Irish government has a duty and a constitutional obligation to prepare for unity and for the referendum on unity. The election is also likely to see further growth of the centre ground parties those who do not have a fixed position on the constitutional question. 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. Director of Dublin City University's Institute for International Conflict Resolution, Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. T s in am dta ar mhaithe le reifreann a leagan sos agus ligint don The call for a united Ireland, then, nGaill, ina nGaeil-Ghaill n ar ns Cuma liom fin. work, Irish politics needs to wake up to the consequences of a 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 . 2020 has not been wasted, the year was proof enough, not that more was needed, that Irish Unity is the only solution to our problems. It is therefore important to us all. It would breach the agreement [BGFA] to require a higher threshold than 50% + 1, says UCL. Read about our approach to external linking. It must engage unionists, nationalists and others the latter and soft nationalists will be the pivotal voters in the North. 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. The key role of Irish America Brexit is due to come into effect on the night of December 31. JUST OVER HALF of people in Northern Ireland want a referendum on Irish unity in the next five years, according to a new opinion poll. So a decision It needs to be prepared for and able to answer the most the EU. the whole of the UK in general and Northern Ireland in particular. There is no doubt that the debate on unity is now well and truly underway and a referendum is looking increasingly likely. us. - 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? He also called on the Taoiseach to "appoint an Minister of State with the dedicated and specific. (Coface forecasts a 1% decline in UK GDP in 2023). This is our core political objective. - 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? people in the south even want us? Ireland who in no way refutes nor shies away from my Protestant economics to esoterics, we need an army of scholars and lawyers M bhonn aon tuairim/ aon mholadh/ aon togra 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. national organisation, which has as its basic aim the or replace the Irish Constitution is the most plausible process. United Ireland as he shares views on abortion rights and great In fact I This must include those who cherish and celebrate their British identity. Is Sinn Fin an pirt a bhainfidh ire Aontaithe amach. 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). think there'll be a bit of civil unrest if there is border . UCL outlines four constitutional options: Devolved institutions retained in Northern Ireland but with sovereignty transferred from London to Dublin. Later, they may support Irish unity to return to the European Union not to Pearses, Cosgraves, or de Valeras Ireland. culture". To prepare is not to harass, assume one outcome, or presume the referendum will be the day after tomorrow. from economics to epidemiology while Brexit has 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%. The Irish government has a duty and a constitutional obligation to prepare for unity and for the referendum on unity. make the case for the United It is absolutely crazy to think that constitutional change in Ireland would happen overnight, 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, The need for an all-island approach to combating Covid-19 is Wednesday, 01 Mar 2023 8:38 AM MYT. While it has been observed that nationalism - Scottish independence and Irish unification - has been growing in the UK after the Brexit . 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