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Mary Lou McDonald had previously said unification was within "touching distance" after the return of power-sharing government to Northern Ireland, led by her Sinn Fein colleague Michelle O'Neill. But she acknowledges there is "an awful lot of work to be done".

Mary Lou McDonald was speaking to Sky News following the restoration of the Northern Ireland executive, where her party - a nationalist group - is now the largest caucus in Belfast for the first time since the Good Friday Agreement came into effect.

She said: "What I firmly believe is - in this decade - we will have those referendums, and it's my job and the job of people like me who believe in reunification to convince, to win hearts and minds and to convince people of that opportunity - part of which, by the way, will be really consolidating our relationship with Britain as our next door neighbour and good friend."

Asked if she meant before 2030, Ms McDonald said "yes".

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[–] beltsin@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What does it achieve to unify now? A sizeable portion of the population actively opposes it, and besides that the Northern Irish economy is largely dependent on the British government, meaning that there would be significant cost to the Irish state were they to begin managing the north counties. They chose a century ago to remain in the UK and despite an almost complete lack of acknowledgment from the general British population fiercely defend that decision. It’s about more than just religion, though that can be a common grouping of the different factions.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What does it achieve to unify now?

IT SURE FIXES THE BREXIT CRISIS I POINTED OUT IN MY POST YOU NUMPTY

you know, the one that posted a fucking border checkpoint and restarted talk of the troubles? are you dense or did you just arrive to the situation, or are you completely disconnected from the situation you have no idea what the fuck is happening and just shitposting?

fuck off

A sizeable portion of the population actively opposes it

citation requested.

largely dependent on the British government

yeah when you live as a colony for some shitty island this can happen!

They chose a century ago to remain in the UK and despite

YES, AND THE UK JOINED THE EU THEN LEFT. SHIT HAPPENS. GET OVER YOURSELF. What kind of abusive relationship do you propose that keeps them there even if they want to leave?

[–] beltsin@lemm.ee -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m not going to argue further with this aggressive babble. We had issues with Northern Ireland very recently and I do not want any of that to come back any time soon. Brexit didn’t do shit, those tensions have been around for decades. It’s absurd that you think I’m the one disconnected from the situation when in Ireland, Mary Lou has been lambasted for these reunification comments. And no, they don’t want to leave the UK. Go to Northern Ireland. It’s a strange place with strange people, and what they want is not what you want.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m not going to argue further with this aggressive babble.

you have no argument, so that makes perfect sense. finally one aspect of logic you haven't disregarded.

We had issues with Northern Ireland very recently and I do not want any of that to come back any time soon.

Northern Ireland had issues with your colonialist bullshit. Fuck off with it.

Brexit didn’t do shit

Oh really? Creating the ONLY LAND BORDER BETWEEN THE UK AND EU didn't do shit?

Are you really that dense?

Here's an entire wikipedia article detailing all the problems with the brexit and Irish Independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_and_the_Irish_border Your premise is vapid. Your arguments are specious and weak.

Have a great day.

[–] beltsin@lemm.ee -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m going to assume you’re not Irish and don’t actually understand this because Christ you are inconsolable

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I'm going to assume you're not irish and don't understand shit about this because fuck's sake you're ignorant.