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# Irish Unity

Last week
12th March 2023 - 18th March 2023
# unity referendums
Taoiseach criticises SF's Irish unity adverts in the New York Times calling it 'unhelpful'
The half-page advert says the British Government continues to ‘break its obligations’.
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2022
# Sinn Féin
McDonald says concessions around tricolour and anthem 'will be discussed' in united Ireland
Mary Lou McDonald said concessions to Unionists will be up for discussion in reaction to a recent opinion poll.
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Dec 5th 2022, 4:23 PM
# Opinion Poll
More from Northern Ireland support staying in UK over Irish unity, poll shows
The Irish Times opinion poll showed large support for unity in the Republic.
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Dec 3rd 2022, 2:38 PM
# Northern Ireland
Leo Varadkar urged to announce citizens’ assembly on Irish unity
Professor Colin Harvey also called on all armed groups to disband and to “get out of the way” of a united Ireland.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 10:41 PM
# Sinn Féin Ard Fheis
McDonald says she was 'profoundly shocked' to hear of Jonathan Dowdall's criminal involvement
The Sinn Féin Ard Fheis is taking place in the RDS in Dublin today.
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Nov 5th 2022, 10:28 AM
# San Francisco
McDonald to tell political leaders in California that Ireland's next chapter is reunification
McDonald will give a keynote address called: ‘A Decade of Opportunity: Building a New and United Ireland.’
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Sep 3rd 2022, 8:30 AM
# Irish Unity
Sinn Féin on US charm offensive to garner support for Irish unity and the Good Friday Agreement
McDonald says we shouldn’t underestimate the power of having the US on our side.
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Mar 14th 2022, 11:57 PM
# United Ireland
Sinn Féin runs advert in The New York Times calling for 'Irish unity in our time'
Mary Lou McDonald sat down with The Journal in New York today where she said criticism of the ad was ‘nonsense’.
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Mar 14th 2022, 3:36 PM
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# United Ireland
McDonald says she can see 'no good argument' for re-entering the Commonwealth
McDonald says she can see ‘no good argument’ for re-entering the Commonwealth.
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Dec 24th 2021, 6:00 AM
# Brexit
Brexit is fuelling a boom in cross-border trade. But why? And what does it mean for the island?
“There’s a whole cohort of Great British businesses going, ‘Do you know what? We can’t be arsed sending goods to Northern Ireland.’”
In the year to September, the value of imports to the Republic from the North grew by 60% to almost €2.6 billion.
The value of goods going the opposite direction rose by almost 50% over the same period last year to €2.8 billion.
The changes have been born of necessity rather than politics or questions of identity, Ian Curran writes.
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Nov 23rd 2021, 12:05 AM
# United Ireland
Principle or pragmatism: Ambiguity surrounds the Shared Island Unit, months after launch
Patience is running out among some supporters of Irish unity, namely Sinn Féin.
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Oct 12th 2020, 12:05 AM
# The North
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says PSNI has intelligence about planned attack on her by dissident republicans
The deputy leader of Sinn Féin and her party colleague Gerry Kelly are being targeted, according to O’Neill.
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Feb 11th 2020, 1:52 PM
# Irish Unity
United Ireland is 'further away' now due to RIC commemoration fall out - Varadkar
He pointed to opposition politicians and said an unnecessary controversy was caused.
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Jan 8th 2020, 6:36 PM
# Irish Unity
Leo Varadkar 'certainly' would not rule out a Citizens' Assembly on a United Ireland
Varadkar told the Dáil today he would not rule out holding an assembly, but said it was a “sensitive time” at the moment.
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Nov 26th 2019, 7:29 PM
# DUP
Foster calls for more Stormont talks and says she's 'saddened' by Prince Andrew controversy
The DUP leader also shared her thoughts on an Irish unity poll.
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Nov 24th 2019, 2:34 PM
# Border poll
Majority of people in the Republic want Irish unity referendum within five years
That’s according to the latest Amárach/Claire Byrne Live poll for TheJournal.ie.
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Nov 24th 2019, 6:30 AM
# United Ireland
Mary Lou McDonald: 'Irish unity referendum must happen in the next five years'
The Sinn Féin Ard Fheis is taking place in Derry today.
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Nov 16th 2019, 8:40 PM
# Michelle O'Neill
Northern Ireland 'running out of road' to restore power-sharing, warns Sinn Féin vice-president
Michelle O’Neill also said that the DUP lacked the ‘bandwidth’ to deal with both Northern Ireland and Westminster.
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Oct 22nd 2019, 4:06 PM
# Glasgow
Scottish police launch 'thorough and robust inquiry' after Irish unity march riot
Police said a planned parade by a republican flute band was met by a ‘disruptive’ counter protest.
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Aug 31st 2019, 6:07 PM
# Irish Unity
McDonald says Commonwealth debate should happen in the context of a conversation about Irish reunification
Her comments come after the DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson said Ireland should join the Commonwealth.
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Mar 26th 2019, 1:53 PM
# think32
'Now is the time for unity': Mary Lou McDonald calls on Government to set up unity forum
She said that the Irish Government must not turn away from the “inevitable”.
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Jan 26th 2019, 1:53 PM
# party get together
Mary Lou's first Sinn Féin think-in as leader to focus on Irish unity, Brexit and post offices
This is the first year McDonald is leading the event as party leader.
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Sep 3rd 2018, 6:10 AM
# Brexit
Time for Irish unity referendum is drawing near, says Mary Lou McDonald
Earlier this week, McDonald said that a ‘chaotic brexit’ is not the time to seek a united Ireland.
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Aug 5th 2018, 6:31 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you like a vote on Irish unity within five years?
Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’Neill has said a vote on Irish unity should happen within the next five years.
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Apr 1st 2018, 7:40 PM
# Slán gerry
Mary Lou McDonald is the new leader of Sinn Féin
In her speech, McDonald said “we are the generation of republicans who will see the rising of the moon”.
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Feb 10th 2018, 3:34 PM
# Irish Unity
Sinn Féin says it won't cost as much as people think to bring about a united Ireland
A discussion document launched by the party today said the issue of of affordability has been subject to “wild speculation”.
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Nov 28th 2016, 11:34 AM
# Border poll
Sinn Fein calls for a border poll
Gerry Adams said the poll will allow voters to determine the “status” of the North and “provide opportunity for a historic debate on the future of this island”.
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Jan 19th 2013, 1:00 PM