After all, Catholics must be constantly reminded that they are an oppressed minority who should be striving for a united Ireland. United Ireland vs BrexitThe recent emergence of a new phase of pan-nationalism is predicated on a weakening of the union in “the North” because of Brexit. To vote Remain was not to vote for a united Ireland in the event of Brexit. It refracts the erroneous acceptance at some level that it is a united Ireland that (clearly despite contemporary Sinn Féin) bears intellectual weight. Through another catastrophe they might achieve their version of a united Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times March 19, 2018 01:41 UTC