6 County Assembly Elections - 5th May 2022

[seafoid]

Like Canute, they can't turn back the tide of history. Tiocfaidh ar la.

Ach ní tar éis 5 blian

[red hander]

I wish I could answer you in my native tongue, but the English tried to wipe out my language and culture by planting the scummery of lowland Scotland into the most Gaelic part of Ireland centred on my home town of Dungannon, the seat of the O Neill. But I was educated in Irish to O level standard 40 years ago, so I recognise '5 years', and I dearly hope that's how long it takes until our country is one again. Like I said. Tiocfaidh ar la.

[An Watcher]

Tiofaidh ar la

[seafoid]

I wish I could answer you in my native tongue, but the English tried to wipe out my language and culture by planting the scummery of lowland Scotland into the most Gaelic part of Ireland centred on my home town of Dungannon, the seat of the O Neill. But I was educated in Irish to O level standard 40 years ago, so I recognise '5 years', and I dearly hope that's how long it takes until our country is one again. Like I said. Tiocfaidh ar la.

I think it will happen but over a longer timescale

[Eire90]

The tories really would  get into a trade war then blame the eu to rile up the brexity types the tories then can blame the eu and ireland for the cost of living crises very sinister but the tories will do anything to keep the brexity and right wing types onside

[imtommygunn]

They are already at this.

[Itchy]

if there ever was a border poll what sort of groups or people would campaign for a no vote in the south

Martin, some of Fine Gael, a few posters on here..

Listen to me, there is absolutely no way either FF or FG will canvas against that vote. No Chance.

[Rossfan]

First the 6 Cos voters have to vote for a UI.

[Mikhail Prokhorov]

First the 6 Cos voters have to vote for a UI.

Exactly. There are nowhere near enough progressive nordies never mind opposition from the comfortable so called nationalists and republicans. The status quo is what they want. A border poll would be thrashed. 70-30 would be my guess.

In saying all that let's find out 

[Eire90]

There is some right wing types in the south that wants ireland to join the uk

[gallsman]

There is some right wing types in the south that wants ireland to join the uk

A tiny, insignificant portion.

[thewobbler]

There is some right wing types in the south that wants ireland to join the uk

How does this make them "right wing"?

[Snapchap]

The DUP are walking all over the Shinners.
Border Poll in 5 years my arse.

Care to elaborate?

SF as biggest party doesn't change anything. There is no majority for unity if you look at totals for the 2 sides. The DUP can always get the Tories onside .

So "the DUP are running rings around the shinners" because demographics? OK so.

[Rossfan]

There is some right wing types in the south that wants ireland to join the uk

A tiny, insignificant portion.

That's one Referendum that will never happen.

[Snapchap]

First the 6 Cos voters have to vote for a UI.

Or they could be held simultaneously. There is no rule that a referendum has to take place in the north first.