Goal of reconciliation has become ‘undisguised unionist veto’, some argue amid dwindling momentum for vote
In Northern Ireland, it used to be the one goal that everyone could agree on: reconciliation. Whether the region stayed in the UK or united with Ireland, all sides acknowledged the need to heal wounds from the Troubles and to bridge differences between Catholics and Protestants.
Even those who riled the other side invoked reconciliation. How could they not? It was self-evidently a good thing.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/26/northern-ireland-nationalists-reconciliation-unity-referendum
Author : Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Publish date : 2025-06-26 07:00:00
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