A chara,– Further to Andy Pollak's recent letter (May 31st), the Belfast Agreement, endorsed by a large majority, North and South, expressly provides for a route to Irish unity by way of a border poll. It is clear, therefore, that the constitutional position of the North will change if and when a majority so determine.
Many people, North and South, myself included, believe that partition has failed economically, socially and politically; that it has maintained sectarianism; and that it has blighted relationships across this island and between Ireland and Britain. Citizens have a right, not only to express these views but to pursue the objective of Irish unity, peacefully and democratically.
That right is given clear endorsement in the Belfast Agreement.
In a similar vein, those who have a more positive view of partition are free to make their case and to put it to the people.
To arrive at a position that some issues are beyond discussion fundamentally undermines the democratic process. – Is mise,
ADRIAN BARRY,
Aghaleague,
Ballinamore,
Co Leitrim.