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One of unionism’s deepest fears is that Britain will turn against it

Posted By: March 30, 2019

     “Northern Ireland has emerged to obstruct Brexit agendas across the political spectrum.”  Newton Emerson. Irish Times. Dublin. Friday, March 29, 2017 One of Unionism’s deepest fears is that Britain will turn against it. This is also, quite clearly, one of nationalism’s fondest hopes. Among the most striking features of Brexit so far is that this has not happened, […]

Why is anyone surprised at the DUP’s Brexit intransigence?

Posted By: March 29, 2019

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed  to Congress by Irish National Caucus  DUP leader Arlene Foster says that her party will not back UK prime minster Theresa May’s Brexit deal as it would “damage the union.”Reporters who should know better have wasted time on a possible U-turn by the party DUP leader Arlene Foster says that her party will not […]

MASSACRE AT BALLYMURPHY

Posted By: March 29, 2019

PRESS INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOMINATED FOR A BAFTA Today’s BAFTA nomination of Massacre at Ballymurphy – Channel 4’s ninety minute special investigation into the death of 11 innocent people in one nationalist housing estate in Belfast in 1971 –  allegedly at the hands of British forces – has been warmly welcomed by the families […]

A united Ireland: a hard border fix that dare not speak its name

Posted By: March 27, 2019

Opinion: given the impasse around Brexit and the border, is it time to contemplate a new  constitutional conversation about Irish unity?By Colin Harvey, Queen’s University Belfast. RTE. Dublin. Friday, January 25, 2019The discussion of Irish unity is gaining momentum. Brexit has fundamentally altered the nature of this conversation, as more people now reflect on the constitutional future. The debate is happening and has […]

A new conversation about a united Ireland could be a win for all

Posted By: March 27, 2019

 “Brexit has inevitably invited reflection about the constitutional future of this island”Opinion: a new post-Brexit debate about Irish unity could take in a radically different vision of a unified and reconciled island Colin Harvey, Queen’s University, RTE. Dublin. Wednesday, March 27,  2019 The term “nationalism” is much used and discussed. In The North, it is adopted as convenient shorthand for those […]

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