L’identità britannica dei sindacalisti dovrà essere rispettata in un’Irlanda unita, afferma Conor Murphy
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/04/30/unionists-british-identity-will-have-to-be-respected-in-a-united-ireland-says-conor-murphy/
di PoppedCork
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“I think we have to find a way to make sure that there isn’t just tolerance, and we’re not about tolerating, because if you start tolerating people then it’s very easy to come to intolerance” Senator Conor Murphy said during a speech in Dublin on Tuesday.
We can all put our toasters in the press…sorry, cupboard, in solidarity.
Every time you open the Irish Times these days, there seems to be another article about how anyone who wants a United Ireland will have to put on a sash and bang a Lambeg every July.
In some respects, some go on like (reverse) Brexiteers when it comes to a United Ireland. All about the benefits but a bit thin on the detail and easily irritated or moved to hand waving when you ask them a specific question. As the Senator says, unionists have and want to continue to have a close relationship to the British Royal Family. Would we create a role for them in a UI? Letting people continue to accept honours? Even by joining the commonwealth, say?
The above alone will usually prompt a spirited debate that might eventually devolve into “Yeah well 51% and we’re driving up and raising the tricolour over Belfast City Hall.”
Good to see a reflection of the level of maturity that would be required for a serious debate that might go somewhere.
Why wouldn’t it be? Ireland is a multicultural country, with citizens from all parts of the world.
I’m not sure what the Unionists mean. Perhaps they could start by showing how they respect Nationalists in N Ireland?
Can anybody tell me where we’re going to get the circa 15 billion euro annually needed to make Ireland unified ?
Well I don’t think anyone was planning on going around and giving them wedgies like, bit of a non story?
I’ll be the first out with the Union Jack bunting if we get a few extra holidays out of their royal family shite.
Lessons can be learnt from history. In the Northern Ireland state no real effort was made to accomodate the Irish minority by the British majority. In the potential future Irish all Ireland state the Irish majority should make an effort to accomodate the British minority, so history dosen’t repeat itself.
Respect is a two way street. Unionists throw a lot of shit at the walls its hard to respect them when there’s a large vocal cohort are arseholes.
The problem is that Unionist identity seems very reliant on the eradication of Irish identity. I don’t really see how that can be accommodated.
So, just thinking aloud, if I as an English bloke, moved to NI, if there was unification, could I then decide to be an Irish citizen?
Of course it will. No one in their right mind would say it shouldn’t. Don’t forget the Proclamation promised to be something for all people, not all nationalist people.
Anyone in favour of unity has two challenges:
– Convince unionists to integrate successfully
– Convince those of us in the South who don’t want to see unity turn into a shitshow
On both these counts it’s good to see such a mature outlook by a SF politician.
Not sure I want to see a united Ireland. The financial and economic cost is far too great for almost no benefit. The UK spends billions subsidizing the North every year and most people up there are employed in a bloated public sector that employs too many people just so they can provide jobs. I don’t really want that mess to join the long list of problems we already have.
>he highlighted the relationship they have with the royal family
I guess this means he expects Michael D to represent Ireland at Virgina Giuffre’s funeral
Would many unionists leave and return to Britain if a united Ireland happened?
Will they still be allowed to burn Irish flags when celebrating their ‘traditions’?
Would it be oppression to stop that?
This is being discussed as an eventuality which is pretty amazing!