The IrishUnity Dividend ... Nor is the Irish Government’s Shared Island initiative, which eschews constitutional aims, mentioned in great depth, even though it aims to improve public services provision.
“As leader of a republican party, I am calling now on the Irish and British governments to set a clear timeline for the holding of a unity referendum,” Ms Bacik said on Saturday evening.READ MORE ... She said her party welcomed the new Irish.
Dara Mac Dónaill/ The IrishTimes...Martin, with typical circumspection, has rubbished suggestions that the Shared Island initiative is a Trojan horse for Irish unity but its effectiveness in deepening cross-Border collaboration is undeniable.
What better way would there be than for genuine Irish republicans to explain the future they seek than by publicly rededicating themselves to the shining ambitions of the founders of their political ideology?.
Catherine Connolly, who has the support of a broad alliance of left leaning politicians including the biggest opposition party Sinn Féin, made the comment during a presidential debate on Sunday ... .
The changes taking place, however, pose challenges for nationalists and republicans in Northern Ireland, and those in the Republic who favour Irish unity to broaden their understanding of what it is to be Irish.