Working towards Irish Unity

Political prediction-peddling is a mug’s game. But let me nevertheless lurch forwards into the realm of pointless speculation, poring over the coffee grinds in my

Ray Bassett is a former Irish diplomat. He was intimately involved in preparing the groundwork for negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement. Never

Fundamentally, the Republic of Ireland doesn’t have a refugee problem. It has a government problem. Since the foundation of the 26 county state, Ireland has

The UK is the most unequal of all major European economies. Its finances are perilous and the cost of living crisis desperate.The latest cross-party report

1 Let’s cut to the chase. The figures don’t look good for United Irelanders in this weekend’s Irish Times/ARINS survey. 51% of people polled in

We are delighted to have Roy Greenslade contribute to  irishborderpoll.com . Roy is one of the finest journalists, writers and media commentators of his generation. Below

Many good friends and associates in Britain have asked why the red poppy which commemorates British military war dead generates hostility and opposition from some

This afternoon I am marching in London to offer solidarity to Palestinians being murdered in their thousands by Israeli bombs supplied by their western allies.

People in Britain ask why the Irish are such vocal supporters of the Palestinians. In this Long Read Brian Críostoir explains the bonds of solidarity

One of the curious aspects of the Border Poll debate is how often apparently democratic commentators think it uncontroversial to propose a unionist veto in