Is Ireland Heading for Reunification?

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Sign up to Brilliant (the first 200 sign ups get 20% off an annual premium subscription): https://brilliant.org/tldruk As Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill became First Minister of Northern Ireland in February, she said she anticipated a referendum on Irish unity within the next ten years. But is something like this even possible and what do the polls say? 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! ///////////////////////////////////////// 1 - https://world101.cfr.org/understanding-international-system/conflict/understanding-northern-irelands-troubles 2 - https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/troubles-1969-2007 3 - https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/tables/Status_Summary.html 4 - https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/alldfawebsitemedia/ourrolesandpolicies/northernireland/good-friday-agreement.pdf 5 - https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/irish-reunification 6 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/1/paragraph/2 7 - https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/irish-reunification 8 - https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/northern-ireland-has-more-catholics-than-protestants-first-time-census-2022-09-22/ 9 - https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/northern-ireland-has-more-catholics-than-protestants-first-time-census-2022-09-22/ 10 - https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/2c23e-unprecedented-funding-of-over-800m-for-shared-island-investment-priorities-including-a5-road/ 11 - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-923X.12857 12 - https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/12/02/irish-unity-north-says-no-but-hardline-unionist-opposition-eases-poll-finds/ 13 - https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/more-people-in-ni-would-vote-to-stay-part-of-uk-if-border-poll-was-called/a1750577562.html 00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - Background and Context 03:20 - Referendum Process 04:35 - What Does the Data Say? 08:21 - Sponsored Content