Brexit has made a united Ireland more likely, the Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has stated. When O’Toole asked her view on a united Ireland, the first minister responded: “It is entirely a matter for the people in Ireland ... I suspect Brexit probably makes that more likely than it was before.”“I do have friends in Ireland. We sometimes joke about which will come first – an independent Scotland or a united Ireland. She described Scottish independence as being different from far-right nationalism as it was outward-looking and pro-immigration.

Source: The Irish Times January 28, 2021 21:00 UTC