We have much bigger problems in the Republic at the moment to even thing about an United Ireland. Our Government has destroyed the country with migrants aided and abetted by Sinn Fein and a slew of smaller parties. Crime from migrants has skyrocketed, Rape,sexual assault, Robberies Murder and even beheadings. We had kids stabbed outside school which is nonsensical. We need to get rid of our Government and all the parties that are voting for more migrants which practically it’s all of them. Fianna Fáil,Fine Gael,Labour,Sinn Fein,Greens,PB4P,Soc Dems need to be gotten rid of because they certainly don’t have the interest of Irish people best interests in mind. Cities,Towns and Villages has been turned into sh1tholes. People are wakening up thankfully…
Good luck to all the ppl of Ireland, a wonderfull place I have visited many times, hope they free themselves once and fror all from the British divid and rule .......hugs from Portugal
@@AlbannachEditz No its still a fact. Absorbing the Northern Ireland would be a economic catastophe for the Republic. Review how much money London pours into into Northern Ireland. The Republican could never come close to matching that amount.
@@jferrell0077Scotland was told pre referendum the best way of staying in the EU was “vote no” ;2yrs later…. Scotland voted to say in the EU ,but here we are . As to N.I. being a financial burden on the U.K. ;,post Brexit as still being in the EU it has profited . How much of “the drain” to the U.K. is caused by keeping the military in N.I.? If N.I. disappeared off the planet tomorrow you’d get a slight murmur of regret from Westminster -nothing else .Westminster only wanted N.I for its shipbuilding capacity when we had an empire
I'm Irish and I would like to see a united Ireland. I would welcome our dup brothers and sisters. At that stage the dup will no longer be a political party, it will have become a historical society.
NI is simply a British colony in a foreign country. The British political parties in GB know this, and this is why they want to get rid of NI asap (this includes the Tories). The colony was created by royal savages, and partition came about essentially because of British panic. It was meant to be a short term “solution”. For the people of Britain today, NI is an embarrassment, and the vast majority want to return the colony to its rightful owners, the Irish.
As crocodile Dundee once said, "Well, you see, Aborigines don't own the land.They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? Been standing there for 600 million years. Still be there when you and I are gone. So arguing over who owns them is like two fleas arguing over who owns the dog they live on."
No longer can be called the United Kingdom, it has lost the vast majority of the lands it seized, it is stand alone England, as Scotland and Wales want their independence too, it is as said , an island with no border, when Michael Collin’s went to negotiate the peace treaty following the massacre of the Irish leaders of the 1916 rebellion, Gladstone famously said “ If you do not return the 6 counties to Ireland there will never be peace”. His words were a foresight of what we still experience today. I think the young people have changed the course of history, are more open minded, they are our future to see that Ireland is an island in its entirety, trespasses on by the past, hopefully they will bring about a unified country, civilised, Peace be with you 🙏
The only think I would disagree with is the idea that brexiteers wanted a border. The DUP seems very invested still in coming up with a way to force a border but brexiteers weren't that cunning. Genuinely don't think, apart from May, that any of them gave much though to NI at all. I had a conversation with a brexiteer once where I pointed out that the argument that was going on at the time about a "Canada style" deal was impossible for a number of reasons. One of which was a lack of a land border between Canada and the EU. My points were dismissed because the UK doesn't have a land border with the EU, I pointed at Ireland. I will never forget I was told there's no border on Ireland, it's an island. Most brexiteers didn't care and the rest are so painfully uniformed they didn't know there was anything to care about.
I'm afraid it's you who is deluded. All the problems from Brexit have been caused by the EU throwing a hissy fit that the English had the temerity to give them two fingers. The Taoiseach has acknowledged this. The French continue to refuse to accept back the illegal immigrants originating from their shores who want to come to the land of milk and honey. One wonders why they don't want to go to Dublin, or remain in France. They surely could.
Go BREXIT GO . I’m half Irish ☘️ my wee mammy was from Mayo to think this half Scottish person will live to see what she my grandparents great grandparents etc never did ONE 🇮🇪.
Northern Ireland is free, I am from NI btw , and only 30 % want a united Ireland, if a vote were held tomorrow the majority would vote to stay in the UK as would i
Ireland (the 26 counties) is an independent sovereign country for a century and has independently traded with the world too. Ireland simply is partitioned, but once reunified, bigger things will happen 🙌
@hummingbird Ireland, United, gaelic & free has been the will of my family, but in order to achieve that we need to leave the EU. Close our borders & install a nationalists government. Sinn féin are betraying the very people that put them where they are now. British out, Islam in..seams to be their policy. Shame on them.
It's not one of the few. Almost all sports have a united Ireland team with the only exceptions being soccer, netball and volleyball. Cricket, hockey, basketball, rugby league and rugby sevens are all All Ireland teams.
@@diyguru9677 the only team that's really controversial, or at least should be, is the two national soccer teams. When Ireland was partitioned the Irish Football Association was already located in the north. The new independent Ireland didn't want to have the Irish Football Association in the north so they established their own Football Association. Now we have a somewhat ridiculous situation of Northern Ireland having a national football team even though Northern Ireland is not a nation by any sensible criteria. For netball Northern Ireland has its own netball team because it is a Commonwealth Games sport. Even Isle of Man has a "national" netball team. If netball becomes an Olympic sport Ireland would form a united Ireland netball team.
Ireland is an island belonging to Ireland, it does not and never has belonged to England. It was invaded over the centuries, with appalling cruelty England. England also was Catholic, until Henry made himself the head of the Protestant church, Jesus was not a Catholic, a Protestant, but a Jew, if you follow His path you are branches of the same tree
@veronicadoherty9806 l agree. I am not proud of what Britain has done to lreland. It did it with India aswell.But the reality is 800 years of occupation is hard to undo. Even if lreland is united it will still bear the scars for generations to come. Even the eu cannot undo the lrish famine genocide caused by the past british government.
Im amazed that Scotland is not independent. It would be more successful than similar population sized countries like Denmark and so at least their standard of living which is MUCH better than UK
That’s because their independence movement has been internally (and, very likely externally) sabotaged. Their strongest political party that was originally based in the independence movement has been transformed in to a US-style Liberal Democrat circus. They’ve made it so that “Scottish independence” cannot be mentioned without being associated with their incredibly unpopular policies and ridiculousness. It’s really sad. Because yes, a free Scotland would be amazing.
@@joprocter4573. Scotland isn’t a small country -it;s got a population greater than Denmark ,Finland,Norway , Ireland .Exports £19,000 per capita in contrasts to tho Englands £9500. The character assassination in the MSM (even if it’s got Scottish in front of it , they’re London based) of the previous FM is disgusting but it’s also Coordinated and .It’s having the opposite effect - You ever listened to Penny Mordaunt s hatred & lies about Scotland ? England will NEVER let Scotland go and they’re using dirty tricks to scupper the Indy movement …thanks but no thanks pal .”Strong Fences Make Good Neighbours “
Strange how the desire of a majority of people on the island, and soon to be a majority in Northern Ireland is passed over in favour of "bread and butter issues", when it comes to the discussion about reunification. Of course NI would be better off economically and socially by merging with a successful, growing and progressive society and economy. It will always be an afterthought in the UK.
I think they said it would happen this year, 2024. They were out by a bit. Sinn Fein may well become leaders of the next government in the South. If so this could make a big difference in how long it takes. As things are, I would think 10+ years, but all this could easily change due to what else is happening in the UK, Ireland or Europe. People are wary of change in uncertain economic times.
Best solution is slow, steady economic integration, which will grow links and interdependence. Britain is facing decades of difficult choices, and NI is not thought of as British, by the majority of UK voters. Most English would be happy to say, goodbye to NI. As integration increases, the South won't be seen as so foreign to Northerners, and the North less of a powder keg and black hole for public money to Southern voters. This will take decades yet, and will require the old colonials (e.g DUP , TUV types) to pass on as well. London pays close attention ro the voting patterns, and it wasn't lost on me to see how King Charles was warm to SF and chilly to the DUP when he visited after his mom's death. The UK needs very little to walk away, and this decision will be pivotal, and more important than local politics IMO. If GB continues to decline (relatively) , then a financial burden ljke NI will be seen as a luxury rather than necessity.
"Stay intact". It's ONE ISLAND. The question is if IRELAND will be in tact. It's not right now. The only reason Ireland is divided is directly due to British colonialism. It's time to end this and unite the Island as one country.
Erasmus is available to any student in Northern Ireland regardless of their political or religious background. This is sponsored by the Irish government. All NI citizens are entitled to hold an Irish passport which entitles them to EU freedoms. Should they choose they can hold a British passport instead of or in addition to their Irish passport. In the past the standard of living in the North as part of the Uk was higher than in the Republic. As a result many people who considered themselves Irish had no great desire to reunite with the rest of the Island. The positions have reversed, Ireland continues to exploit its potential to develop a wealthy economy while Brexit Britain isolates itself from European prosperity.
The Republic of Ireland, may be doing well economically, but at what cost? You only have to look at how divided the 'South', is, over mass and uncontrolled immigration! They also are facing a housing crisis, a health care crisis, millions of Irish citizens cannot afford their utility bills, millions are using foodbanks! There, is no 'NHS', system in the South. Oh, then there is the question of 600,000 thousand Irish children deemed to be living in poverty! I, just wish to present a balanced view!
@@johnohara197 The current population of Ireland is just over 5 million. By your computation the millions who use food banks would amount to nearly half the population. 600,000 children living in poverty is a gross exaggeration. In a country with virtually 100% employment, immigration is a necessity to fill job vacancies. What people object to is an influx of undocumented and unvetted migrants, not the army of nurses and doctors etc. There has been a noticeable increase in the crimes committed by non nationals and their presence adds to increased pressure on housing and other resources. Ireland has a two tier health system. For those who can afford private medical insurance the treatment available is the best in the world. The medical card system for lower incomes entitles the holder to everything from GP visits and prescriptions to hospitalisation and major surgery. Nobody gets left to die! The only food banks I know of is a homeless charity which gives out 1000 free hampers at Christmas
@@dwansbo I, don't know were you live in Ireland or what your occupation is, or how you could be so misinformed regarding poverty, however I am a health professional! I, am a community nurse, I see the poverty on a daily bases! So, let me quote one of your ridiculous comments! 'Nobody gets left to die! The only food banks I know of is a homeless charity which gives out 1000 free hampers at Christmas'. Here are some facts for you! 'The main distributor of food through food banks in the south of Ireland is the charity Crosscare based in Dublin. Crosscare has operated a food distribution warehouse since 1989 which has supplied food to charities such as St Vincent de Paul, Dublin Simon, Focus Ireland and its own centres for the homeless. Given the worsening economic situation in Ireland and increasing demand for emergency food aid, Crosscare established four new community food banks in Blanchardstown, Bray, Swords and Tallaght. Crosscare estimates that 60 families per week receive support from each food bank and has plans to open more food banks in Carlow and Cork. In 2013, Crosscare distributed 450 tonnes of redistributed food providing over 180,000 meals based on the calculation that 1 tonne supplies 400 meals. This surplus food is supplied by manufacturers, retailers and distributors and much of it is normally used as animal feed by pig farmers and has been diverted to families in need. Additional providers of emergency food aid in the south of Ireland include Twist Soup Kitchen Ireland which have opened premises in Athlone, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo and Tuam which are collectively feeding 300 people daily. The Capuchin Day Centre run by the Franciscan Order provides nearly 600 meals a day six days a week as well as distributing 1,200 food parcels weekly. The food poverty charity, Healthy Food for All, estimates that one in ten people are living in food poverty in Ireland which is defined as ‘the inability to have an adequate and nutritious diet due to issues of affordability and access to food with related impacts on health, culture and social participation”. A common message beating out from all of these charities and community groups is that the pressure on their services is growing as the economic recession deepens.' Do, you still believe that the only foodbank you know, is the one that gives out 1,000 free hampers at Christmas? Or are the above food charities all telling lies!! One in ten people are living in food poverty!!! In the Republic of Ireland!!! Those are facts!! You also claim, again let me quote you: ' In a country with virtually 100% employment' The unemployment rate currently in the Republic, stands at '4.9' percent as of December 2023 ( SCO) the estimated population stands at around 5,280,000 as of 2022, though the 2022 census claimed, 5,149,139, so lets take the figure of 5,280,000, '4.9' percent equates to 258,720 people, those individuals, refers to the share of the labour force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. This does not include those individuals who receive disability allowance and are deemed long term sick, around 157,000 people as of 2023, figures will have increased! As, for child poverty, one is not only speaking about the financial aspect, but the socioeconomic status, this includes food poverty, speech poverty, which links to educational poverty, class status etc As, for immigration, you just need to look at what took place yesterday, 5th February in Dublin! 'National Day of Protest', more are planned! I conclusion you claim and again, I will, quote you: ' What people object to is an influx of undocumented and unvetted migrants, not the army of nurses and doctors etc.' As, a professional nurse, let me provide you with some facts!! The Irish Nurses and Midwives Association (INMO) said the shortage of nurses in Dublin is causing “significant backlogs” in health services and negatively impacting the provision of care. Shortage of nurses in Dublin is ‘due to cost-of-living and housing. HSE and the Department of Health, have stated the following! “Public health nurses play a vital role in children’s health, clinical support, palliative care and elderly surveillance in the community'' “Most parts of the country are experiencing shortages which are negatively impacting the provision of care''. “It is so acute that each community care area is using a prioritisation policy to determine which cases are seen''. Can't you see, nurses from aboard, are not coming to the Republic of Ireland, they can't afford to live, or afford to rent or buy! There is no army of nurses from other Countries!! Immigration, is causing a huge strain on health services! However, you continue to live in your bubble and your 'Utopia'!!!
@@johnohara19725% of the British population lives in poverty. That’s at least 15,000,000 people. And I don’t think there’s even 600,000 children in the republic.
Have a border poll and we will see who's opinion is accurate strange that it's the same political presenters who are always throwing obstacles up when it comes to Irish unity but stay silent when we are governed so badly by mainly far right Tory governments over many years .
It is inevitable that Ireland will be united . Colonists as non native settlers in many colonies have always resisted any change in the status quo lest they lose their dominance over the native population. The Unionists still cling to a past and slowly and surely current and future realities will erode their position and their current "dog in the manger" attitude will be no more.
You, may not be aware, however there are many Catholics and Protestants, here in Northern Ireland, that do not wish for a United Ireland, it's not based on politics, but rather many people have concerns, about the current state of affairs in the Republic, mass and illegal immigration, millions of Irish citizens are concerned about this! Look at the 'National Day of Protest', held in Dublin yesterday! Then look at the housing crisis, the crisis in health care, also there is no 'NHS', in the Republic! Millions of Irish citizens who cannot afford their utility bills, foodbanks at breaking point, and let's not forget the 600,000 thousand Irish children living in poverty in the Republic, a 'First World Country'!! Thus, many people ( I cannot say all) feel Northern Ireland is better of as a separate, yet combined part of a whole Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland before any referendum provided all citizens with with both pro and con information so that informed choices could be and indeed were made. People knew what they were voting for and did not buy " a pig in a poke " as the British did when voting for Brexit. Cold hard print served the situation well enabling discussion and evaluation to the advantage of all.
*WARNING: DON'T get me started on the partition of Ireland/India/Israel-Palestine 😢... I will go for hours! What is so incredible is that a Nationalist-Republican party being the largest party not just at Stormont, but in local government too, was NEVER supposed to happen in the North of Ireland. Also, after the last census, Roman Catholics now outnumber Protestants in the 6-Counties. ‼ Moreover, in a region where Civil Rights have ALWAYS mattered, it is objectively more valuable to be Irish inside the EU right now than it is to be British. Without meaning to be inflammatory, I believe the British have lost the last thread of rationale for ever being in Ireland and Northern Ireland has lost its raison d'etre. Dublin won't rush to a border poll, but they can just let things settle. All the momentum and initiative is with Ireland right now.
Many Northern Irish/Irish/Ulster, people here in Northern Ireland, do not at this time wish to be part of a United Ireland, the catholic population is about 2.7 percent more as of the 2021 census, but it's not about politics, so much as what is happening in the Republic of Ireland at the moment, mass and illegal immigration, millions of Irish citizens are concerned about this. Look at the 'National Day of Protest', held in Dublin yesterday! Then look at the housing crisis, the crisis in health care, also there is no 'NHS', in the Republic! Millions of Irish citizens who cannot afford their utility bills, foodbanks at breaking point, and let's not forget the 600,000 thousand Irish children living in poverty in the Republic, a 'First World Country'!! Thus, many people ( I cannot say all) feel Northern Ireland is better of as a separate, yet combined part of a whole Ireland.
@@johnohara197 - My point still stands, though. If the 2 central pillars of Northern Ireland after partition no longer apply, it has almost lost its raison d'etre. Ireland is booming as Britain declines to 3rd world ranking. DublIn won't rush to unity, but they don't have to!
@@ElMaestroGordo I, see, the point you are making, but it really is not about Dublin, or the Irish Government, it is about what the people of Northern Ireland want! If there was a referendum, and the majority, voted no! No, Government could force us to join, that is part of the legal frame work of the Good Friday Agreement! There is certainly no overwhelming rush here in the North.
@@johnohara197 I agree & concede it is up to people in the North + also in the Republic may have their own reasons for not unifying Ireland right now. However, that said, there appears a gravitational impetus of the Single Market binding the island of Ireland together right now. It is making the North-South relationship more important than with a fading Britain.
@@ElMaestroGordo Agreed, I understand what you mean, certainly in relation to Britain. However the Irish Government along with parties like Sinn Fein, are very unpopular with a significant proportion of the people of the Republic, due to their disastrous policies on mass and illegal immigration, as well as their distain for those many people who wish for change, that I, believe there will be a profound political change at their next elections! A great many Irish citizens want their Country back, for themselves, their, norms, values and beliefs, to be re-established, they feel this needs to be rectified first before anything else. Thank you
Jeez fact check please, you are a major international news channel, people tend to believe you by default, tens of thousands were not killed in the conflict, thousands were, around 3500, so unless you are including earlier conflicts such as The Irish civil war, which you don't appear to be, you're way wide of the mark. I'm just over 1 minute into your video and as an Irishman I'm wondering what else you got wrong.
ALLAHU AKBAR colonization is over, I wish they will unite, and keep peaceful relationships with everyone and trades, development, win,win for ALLAHU AKBAR
Well, the deciding factor would be the agreement of the Irish/Northern Irish/Ulster, people living here in Northern Ireland, if the majority wanted to remain in the UK, a United Ireland could not take place, it's that simple, it's also stated in the 'Good Friday Agreement'.
A united Ireland is imperative to a genuine sustainable future for Irish youth & all those, like my own relatives in Donegal, who spent their lives yearning for a united Ireland.
@@LadyJ82NI I, certainly agree with your concerns, regarding mass and illegal immigration! I, would like Northern Ireland to remain separate, to develop and grow our own communities, as a people together.
I question Prof. Deirdre Heenan's claim that, due to Brexit and Northern Ireland (as part of the UK) having left the EU, Northern Irish students and academics can no longer participate in educational and research opportunities in the EU. Northern Ireland residents are eligible to take Irish passports, of the Republic of Ireland, which is part of the EU. So the solution to the problem that Prof. Heenan claims is simply for a Northern Irish student or academic to take an Irish passport, and then, as an Irish citizen and therefore a citizen of the EU, they will then be eligible to take advantage of the educational opportunities afforded to citizens of EU member states.
What about institutional exchange programmes? If the institutions are no longer in the EU, surely mutual exchange programmes on an institutional level have come to a halt?
if NI citizens take Irish passports then there might as well be a UI as the citizens are choosing Ireland anyway even if it’s just for access to EU programs.
Seems like it's heading in that direction, though slow and gradual; consensus estimates (even among SF, I believe) seem to indicate possibly by 2040. In the meantime, NI can try to get the best of both, by: 1) having dual UK & Ireland citizenships, with all the EU benefits that come from the latter, and 2) sucking as much money as possible out of the UK for the next 16 years. If I remember the details correctly from I think it was yesterday's news, Sunak & the UK govt have agreed to fork over £2.2 billion in subsidies to NI, while both SF and the DUP agree that that is not enough and both are demanding much more. Good to see SF and DUP working together. That's an easy one to agree on -- sucking more money out of the UK!
The Good Friday Agreement is clear. If The majority in Northern Ireland voted S, F. And the majority have done so there for a free and independent ireland should follow England must now draw up planes to withdraw from the north of Ireland and accept the vote....
Not strictly true… the Secretary of State is responsible for holding a “poll” to clarify the wishes of the majority of the people in the North. He should order that poll when it “appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that [NI] should cease to be part of the [UK]”. So there is an argument he should order a poll but even then that pretends that the elections in the North and the success of SF is based on that single issue. This video said Irish unification polls around 35% currently, so the work is hardly done. Each failed poll means a new poll couldn’t be done for 7 years, so you don’t want to rush it.
Another pay rise for them wat about the people what will they do for us the people that create thier wealth how about give back to us the good hard working people that do all the hard work while you do nothing
Source? All studies I see put it on 40%+ and even that’s understating it. And every year it increases as Catholic nationalists become a larger majority in NI.
Not everyone in Rep. of Ireland wants to endure the possibility of unionists' endless complaining of how badly they're being treated if reunification happens. Independent NI in the EU might work best.
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A good point was made. Bobby Sands was an MP when he was starved to death by the english government. You'd think Wee Jeff would take the point.
They always do that. They interview reps from one party and then separately interview reps from a different party. Same everywhere unless it's a sit down debate where you have people from different parties contributing. In this particular instance the DUP may not have been present, as is their habit lately, not being top dog anymore. Boo hoo.
DAvenport is a NAtionalist? Stop being ridiculous. Heenan is a prof and middle clas, not really a republican. Morrison is a nationalist. The story was about a NAtionalist taking the First Minster position, not the DUP causing chaos by trying to force a hard border. Grow up ffs.
I think whatever happens, speaking as someone from the Republic of Ireland, we need to learn the lessons of what went wrong in Northern Ireland i.e. discrimination. We need to make sure we treat the two sides fairly, if a United Ireland ever does happen. In that way we can avoid the mistakes others have made in these kind of situations.
Brexit has shown that relentlessly pushing for constitutional change in otherwise relatively stable political entities, where all group and peoples have rights enshrined and encouragement to express and develop their culture and thrive as communities and individuals, isn’t necessarily the best use of energy. It sucks up all the bandwidth of good governance, to the detriment of the good of the people. There are well worn reasons why people inherit or arrive at a constitutional conclusion either way I know. But I would advocate for an independent NI in the EU. In the context of UK either forever united or hypothetically broken up, but either way, strongly aligned with the single market. E.G. Belgium was part of a united Nederlands for a couple decades. It is 2/3 dutch and 1/3 french - not a perfect example, but those peoples don’t want to rejoin Nederlands or join France respectively. Plenty of similar European context examples. NI society in so many ways is way more intertwined culturally than Belgium and other multicultural entities. Its therefore a standout unique region in both Ireland and the UK. An amazing act of compromise and hope could be ushered in by such a movement. It’s pie in the sky I know 😢😊 most important is peace, inclusion and thriving
Brexit showed how fragile the situation in the north is. It needs to be finalised and resolved so people have certainty. Brexit also showed how little the north matters to England and politicians in London. They proceeded with no regard to the wellbeing of the people in the north.
The "Democratic Process" has never held sway in Northern Ireland since its inception. Currently the "democratic right" of ALL the people of Northern Ireland to a Reunification Poll is dictated by the British Government. If a Poll resulted in a pro-unification majority, the Unionist/Loyalist community will not abide by the "democratic" result. They will continue to insist that they are British subjects. This is their entitlement. How then does a reunified Ireland deal with 1 million plus people who are, by their nature, anti-Irish. Their allegiance is to the British Crown and the Parliament of Westminister. Again, this is their entitlement. They would never envisage swearing an allegiance to Bunreacht na hÉireann or to Dáil Éireann. So far, in all the pro- and anti- discussions, I haven't heard a single person mention this potential problem. This will not be just an identity crisis. This will be the gateway to a second Civil War on this island. Bear in mind that not all the citizens of the Republic of Ireland are favourably disposed toward taking responsibility for the wing-nuts(both sides) who kept the pot boiling for 30 years.
Both are possible because Northern Ireland is not part of the UK. The state is called the United Kingdom of Great Britain AND Northern Ireland. It'll still be the United Kingdom of Great Britain if Northern Ireland joins the South.
As a Dubliner, I and many people I know don't want a United Ireland. We don't need the financial burden or the head ache. Ireland United or not will be irrelevant soon. We are giving our country away to the entire world anyway ...
Great comment. And as a northern protestant I feel I've far more in common with someone like yourself who can see what's going on, than I do with the liberal so called unionists who support the EU and vote Alliance. Morons
Correct. We need to focus on citizens BORN here. I'm an Irish unionist who embraces both. Right now our country north+south is being invaded by foreign men who are islamic extremists. There's bigger things than a United Ireland right now+Sinn Féin are the biggest obstacle to a United Ireland.
@LadyJ82NI sein fein are the biggest sellouts in this country. Their Brits out, but everyone else in policy is a joke. All Irish on this island (North and South) have more in common than someone who thinks Ireland should be an Islamic country. And for those reading this who think that's not what Islam is about, then I suggest you read the koran. It encourages the promotion of Islam around the world and states that Islam is the last word of God, so there can be nothing after that. I'm glad all our Irish ancestors can't see what's happening to this island ...
The revision of Irish history in Ireland just goes on and on. Prior to the British invasion there were four independent Kingdoms in Ireland, with no central authority, fighting incessantly with each other to be top dog? Sound familiar? Pope Adrian had to give Ireland to the British king along with a ring to seal the deal, and ask him to invade Ireland to get the catholic religion properly adhered to in Ireland. Which Britain did six years later and imposed the papal bull. To suggest that there was this homogeneous Christian Irish nation throughout time, is pure gas-lighting, as usual. It was much better and much more interesting than that. The Irish kings wouldn’t give up their multiple wives for the priests, until the British made them on instructions from the pope. Check it out yourself. You should really read up on your history and stop listening to the gas-lighting of Irish politicians.
A united Ireland with 100,000s of migrants. Many of them who loathe our Christian way of life??? Is this really what we want? And what about the eye watering rates increases etc now coming along the track towards us
In the event of a border poll the outcome may not be decided by the Nationalists or Unionists in N Ireland but by the huge numbers of Roma gypsies who live in the North they are pro British so well done Sinn Fein and your open border policy what an own goal.
Never happen. Don’t go by religion, check the last census where only 36% describe themselves as Irish. No chance of reunification. This has come about because liberal Unionists voted for Alliance. Vote Alliance, get Sinn Fein.
You have a point. Which is why the DUP et al who have done so much to back Brexit, underminine power sharing, and lock out the local Parliament are the most powerful vehicle currently driving United Ireland sentiment. You couldn't make it up.
Ireland is an island with no borders other than men’s minds, Apart from politics, religion appears to seperate the people, yet we all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers , lakes, ponds streams all have differs names, yet they all contain water. So do religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times. It doesn’t matter if you are a Muslim, a Christian, or a Jew, or Protestant, When you believe in God, you should believe that all people are one family. If you love God, you can’t love only some of his children.
@@veronicadoherty9806 the world was once a single super continent without any borders.... humans are like every other territorial species on earth..... flock together and mark out territory
