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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".
In 1968 the Irish Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, raised the issue of partition in London: "It has been the aim of my government and its predecessors to promote the reunification of Ireland by fostering a spirit of brotherhood among all sections of the Irish people. The clashes in the streets of Derry are an expression of the evils which partition has ...
The Evening News – opened in May 1996 and closed in September of the same year. The Evening Press – closed in 1995. The Evening Telegraph – closed 1924. The Freeman's Journal – merged with the Irish Independent in 1924. Irish Bulletin – official Irish Republic gazette; closed 1922. The Irish Press – closed in 1995.
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 ...
Fauna of Ireland. The red deer ( Cervus elaphus) is Ireland 's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal. A stag appeared on the old £1 coin. The wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) enjoys an exalted position as "King of All Birds" in Irish folklore, but is the villain in the tale of Saint Stephen.
Party president Mary Lou McDonald joined colleagues to launch Sinn Fein’s Assembly election manifesto in Belfast.
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 ...
The name Sinn Féin, meaning "ourselves" or "we ourselves", has been used by a number of political organisations in Ireland since 1905, when first used by Arthur Griffith. Sinn Féin was the party of separatism before Irish independence, and broke through in the Westminster election of 1918 , where it won 73 of the 105 Irish seats.