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It is a topic that will be discussed as long as partition exists but in reality demographics will handle this. In about another 10 years time unionists will under severe pressure at the ballot box and their attitude will have to change. There will be no choice. From the days of NI being gerrymandered to make a 65% Protestant state things have turned on their head. Until then most of this is white noise.

my hope is that whatever Ireland decides, it works out for the best

Ireland doesn’t belong to the Irish anymore. How would a United one?

I Adon’t see it happening.

Ireland is doing fine as it is. Partition was a compromise at the time. Why take on the Brits up north when they clearly wouldn’t be interested and could bring about more violence that Ireland wouldn’t be able to deal with.

Un hombre entra a un pub en Irlanda y pregunta:
“¿Es demasiado temprano para tomar una copa?”
El camarero responde:
 “Sí, faltan 10 minutos para la hora de apertura, pero podes esperar allí (señala una silla)”.
El hombre da las gracias y se sienta, luego el camarero dice:
 “Queres tomar algo mientras esperas”.

its not that “we want” a united Ireland its that “WE NEED” a united Ireland

There is pros and cons to a united Ireland. For me however, living on the border the answer can only ever be a yes !

As someone from the republic of Ireland I’d disagree that most people down South wouldn’t want a one Ireland team, think a clear majority would, and also no reason that all the games would have to be in Dublin either, could have a good percentage of the games in Belfast as far as I’m concerned, and for that matter in other parts of the island if it were feasible. I also get the point that if you are born in one part of the island you should play for that part as it currently stands, BUT and former N.I. manager Michael O’Neill mentioned it too before, God Save the queen as the N.I. anthem is an anathema to players from the nationalist community in The north, could ye not have something that both communities could stand for with pride. Anyway GL N.I., hope we both make it to the 2024 Euros.

The recent formation of a functioning government in Northern Ireland and the growing support for a referendum on Irish unity within the next 10 years highlight the evolving political landscape. While the Republic of Ireland is seen as more appealing to young people, the top priorities for most people in Northern Ireland are healthcare and education. The impact of Brexit and the general election in the Republic of Ireland could further shape the future of Northern Ireland, but stability and addressing immediate issues like Brexit remain the main concerns for its people.

Facts: The 1922 Anglo Irish Treaty which led to the formation of the statelet of Northern Ireland was forced on the Irish nation. Under a threat of a resumption of British military violence the Irish negotiators agreed to the division of the country for the sake of peace. Not all agreed with the decision, leading to civil war. The N I troubles which erupted in the 70’s was caused by discrimination against a sizeable minority of the population . The perpetrators were acting with the approval of the British Government. Brexit is the latest example of how policy decisions taken in London do not benefit Ireland. Isn’t it obvious that Ireland would be better off managing its own affairs?

People talk about nationalism and unionism but what is un-PC to say these days is it is the first Catholic First Minister in NI. That state was set up to be a Protestant state for a Protestant people. If the Protestant part is taken out or becoming less and less significant what is NI left with? The 12th of July, the national bank holiday of NI is a pro-Protestant, anti-Catholic one. The banks have bust and a united Ireland is now absolutely inevitable.