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For and against a united Ireland

Fintan O'Toole author Sam McBride author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Royal Irish Academy

Published:20th Oct '25

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The prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voters on both sides of the Irish border may soon have to confront for themselves what the answer to a referendum question would mean - for themselves, for their neighbours, and for their society. Journalists Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride examine the strongest arguments for and against a united Ireland. What do the words 'united Ireland' even mean? Would it be better for Northern Ireland? Would it improve lives in the Republic of Ireland? And could it be brought about without bloodshed? O’Toole and McBride each argue the case for and against unity, questioning received wisdom and bringing fresh thinking to one of Ireland’s most intractable questions.

‘The genius of For and against a united Ireland lies in the simple geometry of forcing each author to look at the question from a view obverse to those traditionally held by the societies from which they’ve emerged: it’s a luxury rarely afforded in Irish discourse.’

-- Mick Fealty * editor, Slugger O’Too

ISBN: 9781802050356

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200 pages