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Fianna Fáil working on plan for united Ireland

Posted By: March 20, 2017

Party intends publishing 12-point proposal within months to strengthen links with NIFiach Kelly.Irish Times. Dublin. Monday, March 13, 2017Fianna Fáil is to publish a 12-point plan within months to strengthen economic, political and educational links between the Republic and Northern Ireland, which could help prepare the way for the unification of the island.Party leader Micheál Martin says he believes Irish unity is […]

Sinn Féin can no longer claim ownership of Irish unity

Posted By: March 20, 2017

The Belfast Agreement has been disrupted by Brexit and Conservative party behaviorPaul Gillespi.Irish Times. Saturday, March 18, 2017     That we live in an age of acceleration has become common in contemporary debate. It applies in technology, society and in politics. Globalization and its discontents have reinforced the trend over the last year with Brexit, Trump and the new populisms. We […]

Stark Catholic-Protestant population change suggests Union is not as safe as some people say

Posted By: March 19, 2017

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus     Ben Lowry. News Letter. Belfast. Saturday, March 18, 2017Today on pages 6 and 7 of the print edition (to be put online later on Saturday) we examine some of the census findings of 2011.Adam Kula has presented the data with his usual skill. Even so, you might find […]

Brexit unleashed an English nationalism that has damaged the union with Scotland for good

Posted By: March 19, 2017

As a system of beliefs, the new nationalism is much more appropriate to an English nation-state than to a more diverse United KingdomPatrick Cockburn. Independent. London. Friday, March 17, 2017Brexit is English nationalism made flesh, but the English underrate its destructive potential as a form of communal identity. Concepts like “nationalism” and “self-determination” have traditionally been seen as something that happens to foreigners. An […]

Brexit unleashed an English nationalism that has damaged the union with Scotland for good

Posted By: March 19, 2017

As a system of beliefs, the new nationalism is much more appropriate to an English nation-state than to a more diverse the United KingdomPatrick Cockburn. Independent. London. Friday, March 17, 2017Brexit is English nationalism made flesh, but the English underrate its destructive potential as a form of communal identity. Concepts like “nationalism” and “self-determination” have traditionally been seen as something that happens to foreigners. […]

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