By Ben Collins, author of Irish Unity:Time To Prepare First of all I don’t think Donald Trump wakes up in the morning thinking of Ireland, except perhaps when he is contemplating his golf course in Doonbeg. But like the rest of the world, President Trump’s re-election has implications for Ireland and also specifically for the prospect […]

Professor Jon Tonge recently reported that his survey of Alliance party members showed a majority believe there will be and should be a border poll in the next decade. Eóin Tennyson, newly elected Deputy Leader of the party, stated in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph published on 28th October that Alliance would have a ‘leadership role’ in navigating the […]

Reviewing the most recent opinion polls it is apparent that Simon Harris does not need outside advice on how to do his job as Taoiseach. In a few short months he has turned around Fine Gael’s approval rating and his own personal rating has soared in recent weeks. He is currently representing Ireland on the […]

In the final week of the US Presidential campaign in 1980 the Republican nominee Ronald Reagan asked voters “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” On election day the voters gave their answer and voted to end Jimmy Carter’s presidency and to elect Ronald Reagan as President. From an Irish perspective […]

Author of Time For Irish Unity Ben Collins lays out practical initiatives the next Irish government should make in preparing the ground for a United Ireland. Read the second part of Ben’s article here. By early 2025 we will have a new Irish Government. Although as various commentators have pointed out, there could be an […]

The Westminster elections have delivered an extraordinary result for British politics. But their impact for Northern Ireland is also going to be significant. The DUP knew that this was going to be a difficult election for several reasons but the loss of three of the eight seats they held before the election will still be […]

At a U.K. level the Conservatives own Brexit and its downsides, just as the DUP own Brexit more than any other party in Northern Ireland. They campaigned for it and signed up to a confidence and supply agreement with the Conservatives where they could influence the type of Brexit which was delivered. By voting against […]