Mary-Lou "United Ireland is within touching distance"

[arbitron]

Surely the UK and EU would contribute significantly toward the costs?

 

[Purple]

Surely the UK and EU would contribute significantly toward the costs?

Why?
We're one of the richest countries in the world and most of our EU partners resent our Corporation Tax policies. The UK is, on a per capita basis, significantly poorer than us.

 

[odyssey06]

Surely the UK and EU would contribute significantly toward the costs?

I'd imagine EU will have its hands full with the cost of the war in Ukraine, and then hopefully at some point rebuilding and getting Ukraine EU ready ... that'll be a much higher priority than NI.

 

[arbitron]

If reunification happens then it's in the interests of all neighbours and trading partners that the new Ireland is both politically and economically stable and successful. In the same way that a hard Brexit would have been bad for Ireland and much of the EU.

The annual UK subvention to NI is estimated at between £3bn and £10bn depending on how it's calculated. A future UK government may well consider paying a portion of that for a defined period to get NI off the books long term.

Or maybe they would make it as difficult as possible to deter Scotland from breaking free...

 

[Purple]

If reunification happens then it's in the interests of all neighbours and trading partners that the new Ireland is both politically and economically stable and successful.

It'll be unification rather than reunification since Ireland was never a single country prior to being colonised by the Anglo-Normans.
Prior to that we were quite culturally united and used the same legal system which is more than can be said for almost any other place which is now a country.

 

[Purple]

Do people still want a united Ireland?
With these guys in it?

 

[Peanuts20]

Do people still want a united Ireland

It is heading for the marching season, time of year when a young Loyalist thoughts turn to rioting and mayham.

They probably have withdrawal symptoms after the last few years have been quiet

 

[Purple]

It is heading for the marching season, time of year when a young Loyalist thoughts turn to rioting and mayham.

No no, it's all about protecting children and nothing to do with racism... that's why the same people have been protesting outside Jeffrey Donaldson's house...

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

Do people still want a united Ireland?

We'd never have rioting and arson against immigrants in Éire.

 

[Purple]

We'd never have rioting and arson against immigrants in Éire.

You mean in Ireland?
It's only Éire if you are speaking in Irish.

 

[Sister Sara]

What is 'touching distance?'...it's just more political soundbites to distance from the extremists who will point to SF administering British rule in Ireland.
On the otherhand, it is good that the largest Republican party on the island is now wedded to the democratic path as per the GFA.

I think a UI is closer now in my lifetime than it has ever been. But a UI in the perceived sense of plebiscite on both sides of the invisible border is still a long, way away.
By a UI, I mean the breaking down of traditional stereotypes. Protestant Northerners looking South to do business, travel, ditto Southern nationalists.
I was in Portrush, Giants causeway for the first time in my life two years ago. The amount of southern reg cars was telling.
My niece's boyfriend in college is a Protestant from Portadown with a family with a staunch Unionist standing in his home community.

The times-they-are-changin'