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Pearse Doherty calls for white paper on United Ireland referendum

Pearse Doherty has doubled down on a belief that a referendum on Irish unity is getting closer to reality. The Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Finance and Donegal TD has called for the development of a white paper and says that those advocating a united ...

20 Jul 2024 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

United Ireland will need support of convincing majorities, Tanaiste says

A united Ireland will only succeed if its creation is endorsed by convincing majorities in the north and south of the island, Leo Varadkar has said. The Republic of Ireland’s deputy premier said while “50% plus one” was enough “on paper and in ...

01 Oct 2022 at 17:23

Northern Ireland

I believe there will be a united Ireland in my lifetime, Varadkar says

Irish premier Leo Varadkar believes there will be a united Ireland in his lifetime. The Taoiseach also urged people to consider those in Northern Ireland who identify as British, and what actions could be construed by them as “deeply ...

07 Sept 2023 at 15:34

Local News

‘I am glad I was part of the Good Friday Agreement’

It is a historic day with the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement upon us. For one Donegal man, Pat Doherty, it was the beginning of a road that, he believes, will eventually lead to a United Ireland. The ...

07 Apr 2023 at 11:30

Northern Ireland

Tanaiste says still ‘hard, practical work’ needed to reconcile communities

Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said the potential for communities to reconcile as part of the Good Friday Agreement has not been fulfilled. In an interview with the BBC, the Tanaiste declined to say whether he believed ...

29 Oct 2023 at 14:23

National News

A united Ireland would cost €20bn every year for 20 years with 'ordinary taxpayers' footing the bill

A new report examining the logistics surrounding a united Ireland has found the expected cost to be astronomical. The report conducted by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) suggests the cost of ...

04 Apr 2024 at 11:49

Northern Ireland

All-party committee calls for ‘immediate’ preparations for a united Ireland

An all-party committee in the Republic has called for preparations for a united Ireland to begin “immediately”, saying that every Government department should examine the implications of constitutional change. In a ...

16 Jul 2024 at 13:26

Northern Ireland

400bn euros price tag for united Ireland ‘just wrong’, expert says

A recent report which suggested that a united Ireland would cost 400 billion euros is “widely inaccurate”, a leading academic has contended. Last month, a report from the Institute of International and European ...

23 May 2024 at 16:40

Northern Ireland

Your best years will be in a united Ireland, McDonald tells Dublin students

Mary Lou McDonald has told a group of Dublin students they will live their “best years in a united Ireland” as she set out her party’s vision for young people. The Sinn Fein president was surrounded by ...

21 Nov 2024 at 18:28

Northern Ireland

Plan to overhaul Northern Ireland employment law ‘does not go far enough’

A trade unionist has said that aspects of the plan to update employment law in Northern Ireland “doesn’t go far enough”. Susan Fitzgerald said the Good Jobs Bill was “far from a revolutionary ...

04 May 2025 at 12:06

National News

New survey reveals majority of people believe Brexit increased chances of united Ireland

According to the results of a social attitudes survey, almost two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland believe that Brexit has increased the likelihood of Irish unity. The 2021 results of ...

26 May 2022 at 10:16

Northern Ireland

Leo Varadkar stands by ‘unity in my lifetime’ comment

Leo Varadkar has stood by a comment that he believes there will be a united Ireland in his lifetime. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said he believed “we are on the path to unification”, ...

11 Sept 2023 at 16:10

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