
Nearly half of Northern Ireland’s inhabitants are already citizens of the Irish Republic
By Kevin Meagher Figures released last week by the Irish government got me thinking. They showed that nearly quarter of a million Brits (242,772) applied

By Kevin Meagher Figures released last week by the Irish government got me thinking. They showed that nearly quarter of a million Brits (242,772) applied
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A book review by guest author Ray Bassett. This is a thought-provoking publication and an interesting contribution to political debate in post Brexit Britain. The

A guest post by writer and political strategist Jon Egan. This may seem like a strange time to offer a note of scepticism for the

And, so, he is gone. Finito. Ceased to be. Goodbye Boris, we shan’t forget you. Your contribution to the cause of Irish unity will not

There was a fascinating piece from Miriam Lord in last Saturday’s Irish Times. She suggests, with the casual authority of the informed commentator, that Leo

Watch this online irishborderpoll.com discussion with Professor Brendan O’Leary, author of ‘Making Sense of a United Ireland’, which took place on Monday June 12th. Pro-Irish

Teachers are fond of telling their pupils to ‘show their working out.’ Even if they don’t arrive at the correct answer, there is still merit

John Alderice is not known for hyperbole. In fact, the quietly-spoken former Alliance leader and speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, who now sits in

‘Losers’ consent’ is definitely my phrase of the week. Employed by the eminent political scientist, Professor Brendan O’Leary at an event in Cork recently, it

It was the matter-of-fact tone that struck me. Sir John Major, when asked whether he thought it was time to set out the requirements for

A guest post by author Ben Collins. It is often said that two things in life are inevitable, death and taxes. I would like to