#irish-unification — Public Fediverse posts

The Icelandic referendum has rejected joining the EU.

So what's that got to do with the UK?

Directly, nothing, but those of us hoping for future referendums could do worse than look at how the vote was conducted and the allegations of interference from outside of the country.
There's a clear urban / rural split in Iceland that may not easily transfer to the UK, but other factors •may• bear study

This could have relevance to popular votes on rejoining the EU or for Scottish independence, or greater Welsh devolution, or Irish unification.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/iceland-eu-accession-talks-referendum-result?CMP=share_btn_url

#Brexit #UKPolitics #ScottishIndependence #IrishUnification #Referendum #Iceland

SDLP Leader Matthew O'Toole on Andy Burnham's remarks about a Northern Ireland border poll being "off the table"

#UK #Politics #NorthernIreland #IrishUnification #BorderPoll #Referendum #BelfastAgreement #GFA #AndyBurnham #MatthewOToole #SDLP #Stormont

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460216-united-ireland-committee/

So it looks like we're talking about #UnitedIreland again. What practical issues will this raise? Here are some off the top of my head.

#IrishUnification

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Any news on the #IrishUnification yet? #StarTrek

@fencoul I'm very much reminded of this moment from Star Trek The Next Generation episode, which led to it being banned by terrestrial TV for many years.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Irish_Unification_of_2024

#IrishUnification #StarTrek #TNG

1) @mastodon.social, with his latest @irishtimes column (sub req) on the Irish Language, Anthem and Flag

Interesting that the flag is seen as a gating item for unification given the prominence of orange as part of the tricolor. More understandable if the flag was completely green like some of the old Fenian flags

#Nationalism #IrishUnification

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2022/12/13/fintan-otoole-doublethink-on-united-ireland-part-of-who-we-are/