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Over a quarter of people in the six counties say they have changed their mind since the Brexit vote and now support a united Ireland – bringing polling for a referendum to 45 per cent staying in the UK and 42 per cent leaving it, with 13 per cent undecided. ^ "LT NI Tracker Poll (October 2017) – Results Report".
The Irish Times interviewed loyalist Shankill Road residents that month and found significant anger at the DUP, and accusations that the community had been "sold short" on the protocol. [73] Foster was replaced by Paul Givan later that year, though he too resigned in February 2022 over the continued existence of the protocol. [74]
It delivered a report in December 2022, in which it proposed changes to the constitution, including to Article 40.1 on equality and Article 41 on the Family. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On 8 March 2023, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar marked International Women's Day by announcing the government's intention to hold a referendum in November 2023 to enshrine gender ...
The question of a referendum on Irish unity is not a priority and does not “arise currently”, Simon Harris has said. Ireland’s premier said it was more important for the new UK Government to ...
The Provisional Irish Republican Army ( Provisional IRA ), officially known as the Irish Republican Army ( IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic ...
Helen Joyce (born 1968) is an Irish journalist and gender critical activist. She studied as a mathematician and worked in academia before becoming a journalist. Joyce began working for The Economist as education correspondent for its Britain section in 2005 and has since held several senior positions, including finance editor and international editor. [3]
The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta agus Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) [ 8] is a social-democratic [ 5][ 9][ 10] and Irish nationalist [ 9][ 11][ 12] political party in Northern Ireland. The SDLP currently has seven members in the Northern Ireland Assembly ( MLAs) and two members of Parliament (MPs) in the ...
19 December – The body of murdered peacekeeper Seán Rooney arrived back in Ireland from Lebanon where the family of the 24-year-old were reunited with his remains. [267] 22 December – Mourners attending the funeral of Irish UN peacekeeper Private Seán Rooney in Dundalk were told he was a national hero and that his death had pierced the ...