Working towards Irish Unity

A guest post by journalist and blogger Theo Macdonald. The term ceasefire babies describes those

Ray Bassett is a former Irish diplomat and was intimately involved in preparing the groundwork

486. The total audience at one of Jamie Bryson’s anti-Protocol rallies? The number of Catholics

So, there we have it: the Windsor Framework. The oldest trick in the book is

Amid the wreckage of the British economy, collapsing public services, sewage-strewn beaches, broken railways and

Broccoli? A doorstop? Is it a space invader to celebrate Northern Ireland’s burgeoning video gaming

‘They [unionists] either have to get off the ice and get on with the job

Third time’s a charm? Not if you’re trying to have the Northern Ireland Protocol struck

Former Lib Dem spokesman on Northern Ireland Stephen Lloyd argues that the DUP and Catholic

What a fool I was! I was only a puppet, and so was Ulster, and

Political soothsaying is a notoriously inaccurate pursuit, yet the temptation to engage in a spot

In 1968 Sergio Leone directed one of my all time favourite films, the classic spaghetti

Watch this Battle of Ideas festival debate produced in association with irishborderpoll.com. For the first

We are delighted to give a platform to Enniskillen native Carl Duffy who writes for

How do you solve a problem like Stormont? I’m not referring to the current impasse

Okay, so riddle me this. Last Sunday’ poll in the Irish Times says 50% of

Well then, that’s it I suppose. Irish unity is a pipedream; no closer now than

Guest contributor Emma DeSousa aspires to a United Ireland, yet refuses to describe herself an

A fortnight ago British Labour leader Keir Starmer promised to abolish the House of Lords

Not long ago I was lucky enough to be among ten political party leaders and

Guest contributor Ben Collins discusses the theme of his forthcoming book, Irish Unity: Time To Prepare.

My wife, a CEO of a London based media charity, has two party piece songs

Nearly a quarter of a century on, we are all pretty familiar with the term

As any book lover knows all too well, it always pays to read to the

Irishborderpoll.com is delighted to present this anonymous opinion piece by a young writer. ‘Ulster’s British!’

Willing to survive the sweltering heat of central London, ensconced in one of the air-conditioned

Join us on 18th July for this important Irish Border Poll debate. First Minister Nicola

On 16th June irishborderpoll.com hosted a debate between Ben Habib and Kevin Meagher on the

A difficulty of the Good Friday Agreement is the lack of clarity around the precise

As a PR type, I always shudder at those images of stern-looking middle-aged blokes stood

There are decades when nothing happens, Lenin famously observed, and weeks when decades happen. It’s

Pauline Hadaway is a lifelong advocate of a United Ireland and as such we are

‘Don’t touch this’ sounds like an instruction to punters in a pole dancing club, but

The final run-in to what looks set to be a momentous election in Northern Ireland

Today’s state-of-the-parties poll in the Irish News (in conjunction with Liverpool University), which shows Sinn Fein cruising

A few thoughts from Kevin Meagher on that University of Liverpool/ Irish News poll from last week.

(*Spoiler: It is still inevitable) An updated edition of my book, ‘A United Ireland: Why

‘Watch over the next week or so as Sir Jeffrey Donaldson takes a sharp swerve

On 18th January, irishborderpoll.com hosted an online debate about who has the best handle on

Pauline Hadaway argues that British people need to confront their own history and join with

“Do pro-United Irelanders live in Never-never land? Or is Irish Unification inevitable?” In December 2021

Watch this debate which was hosted by irishborderpoll.com at the Battle of Ideas festival in

Peter Ramsay is Professor of Law at The London School of Economics and a founding

irishborderpoll.com welcomes every opportunity to widen the debate on Irish unity. Hence our thanks to Brexit

Friendly rivalries aside, there was much for the Irish to admire about England’s recent performance

Ray Bassett is an advocate of Reunification. However he contends that the EU suffocates freedom

What do unionists call themselves the day after a border poll, if there is a

Today’s High Court judgement, making clear that the Northern Ireland Protocol is perfectly constitutional and

Dublin. Westminster. Brussels. Washington. The list of enemies that Unionist politicians feel are arrayed against

So, it isn’t happening, then, this tunnel thing? You know, the one linking Larne to

Imagine people in Britain were informed Brexit would not happen because only 52 percent had

3 May is not just the centenary of Northern Ireland; it is also the centenary

Originally published on spiked. Does Arlene Foster’s resignation signal the beginning of the end for

The centenary of Northern Ireland is upon us. The British PM and NI First Minister

By Clíodhna NicBhranair I have had many conversations over the years about the notion of

irishborderpoll.com believes in the free and open exchange of ideas as a prerequisite for a

Gerry Carlile, CEO of Ireland’s Future, makes a persuasive case for Irish unity on economic

There is clearly huge discomfort among leading members of the Dublin establishment at the momentum

Welcome to IrishBorderPoll.com. This website was created by a group of first, second and third

Kindly published with the permission of Kevin Meagher. In writing this book, let me begin

By CIARÁN QUINN published on eamonnmallie.com As the debate on Irish Unity deepens and the

While many in Ireland may be familiar with Sluggerotoole.com , readers of Irishborderpoll.com in Britain

Originally published on spiked. Britain’s union with Northern Ireland limits the sovereignty of Brits and

Originally published on spiked. Northern Irish politics is shifting decisively in favour of Irish unity.