How the UK lost the Brexit battle
27/04/2019
The course of Brexit was set in the hours and days after the 2016 referendum. / It was at 6:22 a.m. on June 24, 2016 — 59 minutes before the official tally was unveiled — that the European Council sent its first “lines to take” to the national governments that make up the EU.
The challenge posed by Britain leaving the EU gave the European Commission an opportunity to embed its values and its members’ interests.
Those who campaigned to 'take back control' did not appreciate Brexit might give more power to those seeking Irish unity
03/02/2024
The new first minister represents a party that does not acknowledge Northern Ireland's six counties as separate from the 26 counties in the Republic of Ireland. The historic moment has huge implications, David Blevins writes.
Brexit has wiped Britain off the map
22/11/2023
Brussels spares little time to think of the UK, and the waters of the North Sea really are closing over the British.
Joint research by Belfast’s two main universities finds plurality of Northern Ireland residents think they’ll be out of the UK within next 2 decades.
With Catholics now outnumbering Protestants in Northern Ireland, advocates for unification are starting to believe their dream could become a reality. But is it inevitable – and would a referendum reignite old enmities?
Why is a united Ireland desirable? 34 speakers to address the issue at Ireland’s Future conference
01/10/2022
Ireland’s Future : Views of some of those who will participate in the event on Saturday.
Brexit Opportunities Abound – Part 1
16/02/2022
As you may have noticed Jacob Rees Mogg Esquire – as no doubt he would style himself – has invited the public to submit suggestions on the theme of ‘Opportunities of Brexit’. I could not resist replying. Could I possibly suggest that you, after reading this, do the same?
Poll: Will Brexit bring Northern Ireland and the Republic closer together or further apart?
30/11/2021
SINCE THE 2016 Brexit vote, talks of Irish reunification among the people and pundits are being discussed more than ever.
Cars imports, Brexit, Budget and Beyond
29/11/2021
Importing cars from the UK to Ireland is not a new phenomenon. For decades motorists have been looking across the pond for better deals on superior spec vehicles. However things have shifted radically in the past 12 months.
UK efforts to engage EU members unilaterally fails to understand union solidarity.
Archive: A cross-section of Irish poets and authors add their voices to alarm over Britain’s vote to leave the EU.
Now that it’s a reality, can an esteemed historian produce convincing arguments for the UK’s departure from the EU?
English will remain an official language of the European Union in 2021 after Brexit, the European Commission has confirmed.
France and Ireland together favour a political project for Europe based on shared values, at the service of European citizens, and providing peace and prosperity.
"The Brexit dream is dying because that is the stark choice. You can’t have full freedom and close trade ties, but one or the other. It is dying because the EU currently looks more likely to hold together than the UK"
Prospects for unification will have less to do with ancient hatreds than with health care, schools, housing, and jobs.
Republican sentiment is rising over fears that Brexit will tank the economy, but Northern Ireland’s unionists won’t go quietly.
Brexit: No light ahead of the tunnel
13/06/2020
On 7 October last year, there was a defining phone call between Boris Johnson and Angel Merkel.
There are important strategic challenges ahead in post-Brexit EU.
There is far too much at stake to take any pleasure in this bizarre political reversal.
If a united Ireland is on the horizon a decent departure from the UK must be planned.
Share your story if you’ve noticed an increase in anti-Irish abuse since Brexit or if British people are supportive of the Irish community.