A major research project examining attitudes North and South about the future of the island - and the likely outcomes of any Border polls
Many far-right groups in Ireland now appropriate traditional symbols of Irishness and present themselves as guardians of a ‘pure’ Irish nation
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Trade between North and South has increased since Brexit
No better example of the complex relationships not just between North and South but between Ireland and Britain than our intertwined media ecologies
More than two-thirds of parents in Northern Ireland want their children to be educated alongside those from the other tradition
In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean
Public open to new structures to accommodate a change reality
Different changes draw varying levels of support and hostility, but change in general has backing
Deliberative forum discussions showed concerns about all models
Participants were presented with five possible models for forming a government in the event of Irish unification
Northern voters want party from British unionist background in Government
How might the Government of a unified island be constructed?
‘Inclusive’ coalition government is least unpopular
North-South trade has grown rapidly, but more could be done to turn the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor into a powerhouse, a conference has heard
Unification could sever North’s ties to Nato and Commonwealth, but Belfast Agreement provides for maintaining British–Irish links
Most voters, North and South, say British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference should remain in place
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between
SF voters in South resemble Northern unionists in attitudes to immigration
Expectations of positive feelings are more prevalent than negative ones
Most identify as British and would find Irish unity ‘almost impossible to accept’
Unity vote: Asked what would be their emotional response to a referendum which voted for unity, 27 per cent of Protestant voters in the North said they would hate it “extremely” or very much. Photograph: Getty
The island seems set for a period of incremental change, dialogue and debate rather than dramatic constitutional change
Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it to
More than a third of voters in South say it is extremely important to plan for a possible united Ireland
The South has no hesitation saying yes to unity – as long as it doesn’t cost any money or involving changing a flag or an anthem
Voters in Republic at odds with those in North who say a united Ireland should belong to both organisations
North’s Protestants strongly favour membership of the Europe-North America military alliance in event of Irish unity
Surveys and deliberative forums examine the state of public opinion in the Republic and Northern Ireland
Northern Protestants remain overwhelmingly against unity but show growing losers' consent
While unity vote would be soundly defeated in North a growing number of unionists support the holding of a border poll
Prof Mary C Murphy, the new head of Boston College’s Irish Institute, says there’s nothing good to say about the ‘hugely destabilising’ Brexit period
These are not harmless notions to drop into public discourse from the top of an ivory tower. Everyone involved should take more care
The united Ireland conversation involves listening to people who don’t agree with you and whose advice you don’t want to hear
Ireland’s Future outlines in a discussion paper proposals to ‘prepare the ground’ for the next six years
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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