And just under a fifth (18 per cent) of Northern Protestants may be characterised as emotional “ultras”, to use the ...

While unity vote would be soundly defeated in North a growing number of unionists support the holding of a border poll ...

Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy warned Ireland’s government not to put its head in the sand about Irish reunification as his ...

But the biggest lesson is for the Irish government. The vast majority, north and south, want to see a clear and detailed plan for re-unification before they even consider the prospect of voting in a ...

While there is a slight increase in support for Irish unity, overall, the people of Northern Ireland do not support Irish ...

Any Irish government without Sinn Féin is likely to soft-pedal on unification rather than push too hard, too fast and ...

Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy warned Ireland’s government not to put its head in the sand about Irish reunification as his election to the Seanad was confirmed. Mr Murphy is leaving his job as ...

David McCann is an Irish News columnist and commentator on politics and elections.