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Given that they will be under pressure to emphasise what they are prepared to compromise on when it comes to their relationship with unionists? could the commonwealth be a part of that story? if you were to achieve a united ireland, would there be any symbolic role that you could envisage king charles or his successors continuing to play? well, im an irish republican. im not a monarchist. but what i would say is that the shape of a new ireland is for all of us to have input into. everything need...

If any, might the king play in the event of a united ireland? if, as is likely, sinn fein becomes the largest political party and achieves power in the republic of ireland, and prioritises its unity agenda, would they be open to the idea of ireland rejoining the commonwealth? given that they will be under pressure to emphasise what they are prepared to compromise on when it comes to their relationship with unionists? could the commonwealth be a part of that story? if you were to achieve a united...

A good place at the moment, we saw some of that play out over the weekend and it is made worse by the uk governments refusal to countenance the idea of an independence referendum. what nicola sturgeon will say this afternoon in her speech is she believes that recasting that relationship through independence could actually lead to better relations, and at the moment undermine what she calls aggressive unionism. you can also expect her to talk about the economic case for scottish independence, she...

Delegates that their homes, pensions and incomes arent safe "under westminster control" and that independence is the only way for scotland to escape what he will call "tory chaos". sirjeffrey donaldson will address his first democratic unionist party conference as party leader when members meet in belfast later today it is understood the dup leader will call for the "broadest coalition of support" for the union, from across the community. he is expected to say that "unionism should have no barri...

Northern irelands place is with the uk. they dont want it to become part of a united ireland. so that was one of the key themes of his speech. there was a warning to unionism as well that he touched on there, saying that unionism had become splintered and that had allowed sinn fein to become the largest party and there was also a warning to the uk government in westminster, saying if the protocol, the northern ireland protocol, which is much loathed by the dup, remains, they will not return to s...

Generation of politicians who delivered the good friday peace agreement which brought massive change to northern ireland after three decades of conflict. he was the key leader of the unionist side, leading his party, the ulster unionist, into a power—sharing devolved government with irish nationalists. he faced fierce opposition from within unionism, some said he was making too many concessions to the ira and its political wing sinn fein, but in recent days, many have reflected were it not for...

12th of July celebrations made a full return to Northern Ireland today.

Makes the argument for northern ireland remaining in the uk more difficult. it ireland remaining in the uk more difficult.— ireland remaining in the uk more difficult. if you woke up in a united — more difficult. if you woke up in a united ireland _ more difficult. if you woke up in a united ireland you - more difficult. if you woke up in a united ireland you would| in a united ireland you would not be in a despair? i recognise that every time unionism reacts in at this kind of over—the—...

I recognise that every time that unionism reacts in this kind of over—the—top way, it discombobulates nationalists in northern ireland, who suddenly feel like, whats the point of giving this a go when we could have unity instead? and i just think that unionism in some ways has dealt itself every kind of self harming blow with brexit and with the reaction to the protocol. i think it is unhelpful. i just want to return to something personal before being wound up. you referred to the late night...

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