Sinn Féin claim united Ireland is ‘within touching distance’ rejected by UK government

Sinn Féin has claimed that Irish reunification is “within touching distance” as the party’s deputy leader, Michelle O’Neill, prepares to accept the post of Northern Ireland first minister. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said on Tuesday that the expected restoration of power sharing was a signal of a “historical turning of the wheel” that […]

Political Agenda – Claire Hanna MP

Claire Hanna, the MP for South Belfast, is described as the SDLP’s “strongest asset”. Hanna, who self-describes herself as grounded in the “concept of working in the common ground”, is attempting to usher Northern Ireland away from the “the political toxicity” Brexit has created in the country. In this week’s edition of the Political Agenda, […]

A roadmap for a United Ireland

Neale Richmond offers a roadmap for a United Ireland.

The United Ireland question: 100 years on

100 years after the Government of Ireland Act, could there be a united Ireland?