In the formation of government, did Fianna Fáil factor in how unionists might respond to things southern? Probably some thought at least. Here’s unionist journalist/commentator Alex Kane: “Unionists were finally able to heave a sigh of relief on Friday evening. Sinn Féin in government on both sides of the Border has been a recurring nightmare […]
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How can unionism road-block the drive towards Irish unity?
There is a term once used to describe this state which has fallen into disuse. When I was a child, you’d hear it regularly on Radio Eireann , and the local nationalist newspaper wouldn’t have dreamt of using ‘the north of Ireland’, let alone ‘Northern Ireland’. That term was’ the Six Counties’ (usually capitalized). Maybe it’s been largely […]
Trying to get empathetic with opponents of an Irish Language Act
The Revs Norman Hamilton and Martin Magill were on Raidio Uladh/Radio Ulster this morning, talking about political division. Martin Magill focused particularly on social media and specifically Twitter, and suggested that people often put up statements attacking opponents in a personal way; instead of arguing a case they were intent on getting retweeted or Liked […]
Why no British political parties (worth talking about) here?
A thought struck me the other day: why do we have unionist parties here? After all, we know that David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nigel Farage all believe in the United Kingdom. And unionist leaders repeatedly insist on the degree to which we in the north are an integral part of the UK. So why […]