Southern Ireland never fully functioned and was soon replaced by the Irish Free State in 1922, which became independent, while Northern Ireland opted to remain part of the UK.

Mar 13, 2024 · Unifying Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland would be an act of historical justice. No one can predict precisely when Irish unity will occur, but I am reassured that it is likely to happen …

Dec 5, 2025 · THERE is now a lot more discussion in Ireland around the question of Irish unity. The country was partitioned in 1921 after a war for independence from Britain. Ireland had been part of …

Jan 29, 2025 · Speaking to BreakingNews.ie, Professor of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, Lisa Keenan, laid out the economic, social, and cultural issues that a united Ireland would face. …

Mar 15, 2024 · The island of Ireland is divided into the Northern part, which is part of the UK and the independent Republic of Ireland to the south. But a political party is poised to take power in both...

United Ireland, also referred to as Irish reunification or a New Ireland, is the proposition that all of Ireland should be a single sovereign state. At present,...

Oct 13, 2025 · Cost of united Ireland would be just ‘€3bn in first year’ and disappear within a decade New academic research indicates that the cost of Irish unity would be much lower than previously...

Dec 2, 2025 · It is a century since the United Kingdom’s border on the island of Ireland was settled by international treaty.

Jul 24, 2025 · Taking into account the remaining ‘subvention’ that would transfer from the United Kingdom, additional public spending, and the cost of wage and pension convergence, the report …

Jan 31, 2025 · More people in Northern Ireland became open to the idea of a united Ireland in the wake of Brexit. In the Republic of Ireland, the conversation moved from the fringes to the mainstream,...