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By Kieran Harrahill Of the many unknowns which Irish unity could result in, one area of interest is the impact it could have on the political landscape of Ireland. A perceived likely result of 32-county…
By Gerry Adams The debate around the provision in the Good Friday Agreement for referendums on a united Ireland is intensifying. So too are the conversations around the detail and mechanisms needed for the referendum,…
By The Shared Ireland Team At the start of November 2020, a member of the Shared Ireland team got a phone call from Prof. Pete Shirlow of Liverpool University. Pete outlined his proposal and proceeded…
By Kieran Harrahill There are many aspects of uncertainty regarding how a successful border poll and the creation of a united Ireland could change Irish society and politics. At a cosmetic level, a common question…
By Ian Marshall In Armagh, throughout ‘the troubles’ Dublin often appeared to be far away, only 80 miles by road yet feeling like 800 miles away, it was disconnected from us, often seeming irrelevant, and…
By Choyaa – A Fermanagh Orangeman Some years ago, when I worked in the Republic of Ireland, I attended the office Christmas party, during which I got into a conversation with a colleague who was…
By Kieran Harrahill As we come to the end of one of the most disruptive and challenging years of our lives, we face a future bound with many questions regarding how our island will be…
The Shared Ireland team would like to say, comhghairdeas to an esteemed member of our group, on the birth of his first child recently. Delighted to hear both Mother and son (8lbs 1oz) are doing…
FOREWORD Kieran Harrahill As Ireland continues to look back upon the events which shaped its national development during the decade of commemorations, there are many who look to the near future with feelings of great…
I recently participated in 2 public digital events and I thought I would elaborate on those for my piece in this Shared Ireland creative writing article. In Scéalta I was interviewed by Joe Austin during…
