Credit must be given to Ireland’s Future group for their significant contributions over the past few years. They have brought the Irish Unity campaign to the forefront of Irish politics through their civic nationalism approach, adding a level of professionalism that includes bringing academics together to plan for a united Ireland. However, while civic nationalism—a...
At Saturday’s Civic Nationalist event at the 3Arena, the forces of the southern political elite abruptly showed their hand by giving assurances that Stormont will exist as a political, social & economic entity post partition. The comments came from Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan. These sorts of aspirations and promises are...
A new Ireland - Is Anything To Be Said for the Republic? We are hearing a lot of different slogans, words and descriptions around the Irish Unity conversations. A New Ireland, a Shared Ireland, a Compromised Ireland, A shared island. Yet.. One key and important phrase we are not hearing from the “new Ireland society”;...
Irish Unity- There Can Be Winner’s Civic Nationalism is a concept to make Irish Unity work for everyone, but at what cost, and how will this inclusivity and willingness to cater for everyone affect the post partition socio-economic and political outcome? This weekend, the leaders of civic nationalism; a loose and fragile alliance will descend...
A United Ireland’s Economy must be based on Equality not Profit There is an ever growing business friendly section of civic nationalism foaming at the mouth at the thought of businesses in the North reaping economic benefits of Irish Unity, more so, accessing the low corporation taxes that are offered in the Free State. While I...
Yes For Unity – Addressing contradictions in the Border Poll position The Good Friday Agreement heralded a new era in the same old pattern of the decade’s long denial of sovereignty to Ireland by Britain. 1998 saw the enforced normalisation of British occupation upon working class communities in the North and the slow managed splintering...
While welcoming some aspects of the recent open letter released by the Civic Nationalist group 'Ireland’s Future' as a worthy breakthrough in opening up and publicising the debate surrounding Irish Unity; as Left wing Republicans Yes For Unity have no option but to be highly critical of its content. YesForUnity was established to ensure that...
