Yes For Unity Activist Joe Matthews with a personal opinion post regarding recent political & Irish Unity Events The last 3 years have seen political turmoil, instability and anxiousness brought on by the great unknowns, minority governments and the collapse of Stormont. Now, whether we like it or not, Brexit is happening, Stormont is back up and...
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...
A recent poll released last week by Lucid Talk has revealed ever increasing support for Irish Unity. The polling took place between the 27th & 30th November 2019 and included a panel of 2,422 respondents. The poll revealed that; -71% of unionists are voting based on protecting the union -73% of nationalists are voting based on the...
The March for Irish Unity takes place this Sunday 24th November. The march will leave at 1pm sharp from the Diamond in Lifford making its way to Abercorn Square, in Strabane, a 1.2mile route. People are advised to park close to the finishing point, Abercorn Square in Strabane and stewards will be on site from 11am...
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...
The constitutional future of Ireland is now the hot topic within both local and National politics. The Irish Unity debate is growing by day and with it, the inevitable expansion of the wider Irish Unity campaign. Recent events have shown that political Unionism is in a serious state of decline and crisis. Its chaotic...
On the 24th November, the Irish Unity community will be coming together in Lifford/Strabane for the first time in a non-party political, anti-sectarian mobilisation for Irish Unity, a turning point for the entire Irish Unity campaign. Over the past 3 years, ‘Yes For Unity’, the socialist broad front campaign for Irish Unity have travelled across...
Last week, the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar made unusual comments stating his support and long term aspiration of seeing a United Ireland in his lifetime. While to us, the Irish Unity community, such statements can only be welcomed as it gives our political & democratic demands long term substance by putting the Irish Unity campaign...
