Dessie Donnelly

Aug 2, 2024 | znetwork.org | Bridget Mary Meehan |Dessie Donnelly |Fintan Bradshaw

For a long time, the prospects for a unified Ireland were bleak; it was an idea consigned to the dustbin of history, remembered only by romantics, historians, diehard republicans and fringe elements of Irish society. Its status as an aspiration never managed to translate into everyday relevance. Thanks to Brexit, ironically, the subject has been pulled out of the bin, dusted off, and given the status of a genuinely credible prospect worthy of consideration.