The Irish Times view on the centenary of the Boundary Commission: lessons from a historic fiasco
One lesson from 1925 is that it is unwise not to make preparations for all eventualities
North and South
A major research project examining attitudes North and South about the future of the island - and the likely outcomes of any Border polls
For a united Ireland to work messy compromises will be needed, but we can’t gift Irish identity to the far-right
Many far-right groups in Ireland now appropriate traditional symbols of Irishness and present themselves as guardians of a ‘pure’ Irish nation
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Workers in Republic pay twice as much tax as those in North but are still better off, says ESRI report
Trade between North and South has increased since Brexit
Would a united Ireland really say goodbye to the BBC?
No better example of the complex relationships not just between North and South but between Ireland and Britain than our intertwined media ecologies
End of segregation in Northern Ireland is a long way off, report finds
More than two-thirds of parents in Northern Ireland want their children to be educated alongside those from the other tradition
Alan Gilsenan: ‘I would have had a dreamy, artsy-fartsy notion that a united Ireland would be great’
In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean
Southern voters would consider big changes to institutions in a united Ireland
Public open to new structures to accommodate a change reality
North, South and across party lines, voters are open to remaking Ireland’s institutions after reunification
Different changes draw varying levels of support and hostility, but change in general has backing
What did voters say about governing a united Ireland?
Deliberative forum discussions showed concerns about all models
How the North and South deliberative forums worked
Participants were presented with five possible models for forming a government in the event of Irish unification
Voters in North and South split on special powers for unionists
Northern voters want party from British unionist background in Government
From majority-rule to inclusive coalitions: five possible models for governing a united Ireland
How might the Government of a unified island be constructed?
Governing a United Ireland: ‘Inclusive coalition’ all-Ireland government may emerge as model with broadest support
‘Inclusive’ coalition government is least unpopular
‘Different currency, same people.’ All-island market offers opportunity and challenges on both sides of the Border
North-South trade has grown rapidly, but more could be done to turn the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor into a powerhouse, a conference has heard
How to connect Ireland and Britain after unity? Once mothballed institution may be key
Unification could sever North’s ties to Nato and Commonwealth, but Belfast Agreement provides for maintaining British–Irish links
Strong desire for continued British-Irish links after unity, survey shows
Most voters, North and South, say British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference should remain in place
Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between
Stark divide on immigration between Sinn Féin voters North and South
SF voters in South resemble Northern unionists in attitudes to immigration
Emotional response to outcomes of possible referendums on unity ranges from pride to hate
Expectations of positive feelings are more prevalent than negative ones
When it comes to personal feelings about unification, who are the Protestant ‘ultras’?
Most identify as British and would find Irish unity ‘almost impossible to accept’
A quarter of Northern Protestants would absolutely ‘hate it’ if unity referendum passed
Unity vote: Asked what would be their emotional response to a referendum which voted for unity, 27 per cent of Protestant voters in the North said they would hate it “extremely” or very much. Photograph: Getty
The Irish Times view on unity opinions: slow shifts are happening
The island seems set for a period of incremental change, dialogue and debate rather than dramatic constitutional change
Support for planning is evident among those for and against Irish unity
Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it to
Majorities in North and South favour planning for Irish unity
More than a third of voters in South say it is extremely important to plan for a possible united Ireland
So the North still says no. But for how much longer?
The South has no hesitation saying yes to unity – as long as it doesn’t cost any money or involving changing a flag or an anthem
South opposed to joining Nato or Commonwealth to smooth Irish unity
Voters in Republic at odds with those in North who say a united Ireland should belong to both organisations
Southerners and northern nationalists dislike Commonwealth more than Nato
North’s Protestants strongly favour membership of the Europe-North America military alliance in event of Irish unity
Introducing the North and South project: A series presenting unbiased information on the unification question
Surveys and deliberative forums examine the state of public opinion in the Republic and Northern Ireland
Trends show rise in support for Irish unity among Northern voters
Northern Protestants remain overwhelmingly against unity but show growing losers' consent
Support for Irish unification growing in Northern Ireland, poll finds
While unity vote would be soundly defeated in North a growing number of unionists support the holding of a border poll
‘People in the Republic don’t understand unionists. But they don’t understand northern nationalists either’
Prof Mary C Murphy, the new head of Boston College’s Irish Institute, says there’s nothing good to say about the ‘hugely destabilising’ Brexit period
Some claims about the cost of a united Ireland don’t stack up
These are not harmless notions to drop into public discourse from the top of an ivory tower. Everyone involved should take more care
Joe Brolly and Sinn Féin are sick of experts. Have any of them heard of Brexit?
The united Ireland conversation involves listening to people who don’t agree with you and whose advice you don’t want to hear
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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