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# United Ireland

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# United Ireland
Man brings High Court challenge against Irish State and Secretary for Northern Ireland over border poll
Raymond McCord wants both governments to set out the criteria for the holding of a border poll.
# All-Ireland
A Dáil committee is talking to unionists to prepare for a possible united Ireland
Senator Mark Daly says ‘the lesson of Brexit’ is that you must prepare.
# Court
Man brings High Court challenge against Irish State over border poll
Raymond McCord is seeking clarity over the State policy on the holding of a border poll.
# Borderline
Do you want a united Ireland? Only slightly under half of people say they do
Over one in five people aren’t sure if they want it or not.
# Lord Kilclooney
Former NI minister says Donegal would be better off in the United Kingdom
The former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party said Donegal “really is the hinterland of Northern Ireland”.
# column
Northern success always presents us in the south with a dilemma
Tommy Martin on Brexit, the Irish Open and how sport in Ireland is best served by the softest of borders.
Voices
Unionists have nothing to fear from a united Ireland
British identity can and must be accommodated in an agreed, united Ireland, writes Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy.
# United Ireland
13 tweets that prove there's no film to bring Ireland together like The Snapper
“I suppose a ride is out of the question.”
# Student attitudes
Young people are worried they are addicted to their smartphones
54% of students said they checked their phones in the classroom in the last seven days
# ira bombings
Jeremy Corbyn 'on the right side of history' - Sinn Féin
The UK Labour leader has been accused of failing to condemn the IRA’s bombing campaigns.
# United Ireland
Varadkar says Farage 'takes the biscuit' with 'hilarious' comment that the EU is 'stoking Irish nationalism'
Farage said the EU is doing it to make things difficult for the UK.
# reunification
Poll: Do you think a united Ireland is likely to happen anytime soon?
The EU has placed provisions for a united Ireland as part of its Brexit guidelines.
# United Ireland
Here are the things that must happen before and after a united Ireland becomes a reality
The first report in the history of State to outline a road map for reunification throws up a number of ideas.
# Brexit
EU leaders back deal that would see North rejoin EU in event of Irish unity
The EU 27 leaders unanimously backed a tough Brexit strategy today.
# Brexit
The potential for a united Ireland is on the front page of the Financial Times
EU leaders are expected to make formal reference to the potential for Irish reunification.
Voices
Border poll: 'Nationalists will say the recent Assembly elections show things are trending in their direction'
Nationalists may be fobbed off in the short term, but this will lead to demands for clarification from the British government about what conditions will permit a border poll, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
# United Ireland
Fianna Fáil's plans for North-South reunification get cautious welcome from Sinn Féin
Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin was eager to clarify differences between his party and Sinn Féin.
# what do you think
Poll: Do you want to see a united Ireland?
Enda Kenny asked that a deal be included in Brexit negotiations to allow Northern Ireland to rejoin the EU in the case of a united Ireland.
# hostile act
UK government rejects Adams' claims that Brexit will destroy Good Friday Agreement
Adams said that Brexit was a “hostile act against the people of this island”.
# Border poll
Nearly half of Irish people think it's time for a United Ireland
The poll comes as TheJournal.ie conducted a poll of every TD to ask if they want to see a border poll in the lifetime of the government.
# Border poll
We asked every TD if they want a vote on a united Ireland, here's what they said
Some think the time is right, economically and politically – particularly after the Brexit vote. Others aren’t sure, saying it would only serve to heighten sectarian tensions.
# 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”.
# Ireland's future
Leo Varadkar: "I foresee a united Ireland at some point in the future"
Minister Leo Varadkar was giving his speech at the Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith commemoration in Glasnevin cemetery today.
# United Ireland
Explainer: Why are politicians talking about a 'border poll' now?
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has raised the possibility of a referendum on a united Ireland.