I may be on the opposite of the political spectrum to McDonald, however I like how she presents herself. Not afraid of tough questions, answers them directly and respectfully. That's all we want from our politicians, not the usual dithering and blabbering we normally see from our politicians in Westminster.

@maevey3

5 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing. I'm Northern Irish and not a SF follower, but I have to admit, she spoke well here. Very diplomatic.

@Seagulligus

5 ай бұрын

I love Ireland. Nth and Sth. Brilliant people and country. May Ireland Sth and Nth be united either way of an outcome of a referendum.

@FerrisFlyer

5 ай бұрын

Mary Lou and Michelle are heads and shoulders above any of the politicians on either of these islands.

@annenunney9907

5 ай бұрын

Spot on I like her too

@keithgreen9009

5 ай бұрын

Yup , she's like a broken record or like running your nails down a black board

Well if Britain pulled from the EU , Ireland has all rights to unify.

@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462

5 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that wasn't any agreements.

@gerardotv373

5 ай бұрын

That’s daft

@aleph8888

5 ай бұрын

There has never been a majority in NI to join the Republic. Why would they?

@aengusryan5948

5 ай бұрын

@@aleph8888 better economy, right to choice in abortion, marriage equality, higher paid jobs, freedom of EU movement, better infrastructure, there are quite a few reasons really

@user-ze8yy8jg1f

5 ай бұрын

​@@aengusryan5948none of that means anything We are Irish once we have a majority we will unity based off nationality its the will of the people not based off of money based off our grandparents who fought for it many died for it No loyalist will ever stop that

*I've voted unionist most of my adult life.* Never considered myself particularly liberal or even ideological. The United Kingdom functioned well and made sense. If there were a border poll today I'm pretty sure (depending on the details) that *I'd vote for Irish reunification.* The UK is no longer the "pragmatic gentleman" I recognise, but divisive and populist. I've never voted for Sinn Fein. But listening today to Mary Lou McDonald I'd go as far as to say that I'd consider it.

@TheIrishKing.

5 ай бұрын

I have voted for Sinn Fein since I turned 18 but their just as bad they are causing big trouble for us Natives SINN FÉIN ARE FINISHED 🤬

@geecee4746

5 ай бұрын

Ireland is only Ireland by name now, sf are helping to destroy it, they will pay a heavy price in the next election in the south

@wavydavy9816

5 ай бұрын

I'm English and I think that this seems like a very logical and sensible idea in light of recent political changes in the UK.

@maxpowerii7368

5 ай бұрын

@@TheIrishKing. i’d put my months wage that this guy has never voted Sinn Fein once and neither is he Irish.

@tomgreene1843

5 ай бұрын

Be a little careful for your wishes ...let's see what is on offer for all persuasions ...I would not like to live in a society driven by possibly marxist based woke agendas.

It's one island no matter what they say

@Theslavedrivers

5 ай бұрын

True - But not one Ireland.

@user-xt2ge1qy7c

5 ай бұрын

@@Theslavedrivers soon will be

@maxpowerii7368

5 ай бұрын

@@Theslavedriversthink there’s a lot of dead British soldiers who are testament that it is indeed Ireland.

@Theslavedrivers

5 ай бұрын

@@maxpowerii7368 Geographically, yes. Politically, no.

@user-xt2ge1qy7c

5 ай бұрын

@@Theslavedrivers majority r

As an British man born in England but of Irish Parentage i have long held the belief that Ireland should fundamentally be a United Country. I also believe that today the vast majority of like minded people within the island of Ireland would also support this. They have had enough of Sectarianism and troubles.

@EpicAelflaed

5 ай бұрын

But why? I’m just curious

@medb8882

4 ай бұрын

They would. Despite the majority of Irish thinking that the north would be a financial liability, our idealism lives on.

@medb8882

4 ай бұрын

@@EpicAelflaedthat’s why

@Timberdoodle197

4 ай бұрын

​@@EpicAelflaedbecause he is probably a lefty especially with irish parents who probably brainwashed him with story's of old eire struggle, load of crap northern ireland is british

My dad's father (who died before I was born) who was English, dedicated his life in fighting for/with the Irish. I'm English, and I love the Irish. I just wish them love, peace and better things in their country. Why can't outsiders just leave them alone, and stop picking on them. May they get the leader they want/need, to fight their corner.

@mogznwaz

5 ай бұрын

Why would your English dad want to fight his own people? Let me guess - is he a socialist?

@22grena

5 ай бұрын

What was his name?

@daryllportas8453

5 ай бұрын

If all the mass immigration continues there won't be an Irishmen left.

@GerryAds

5 ай бұрын

@@daryllportas8453numpty.

@LynchTheShills

5 ай бұрын

Said no English person ever.

I served in South Armagh in the early 80’s and I’ve been saying for years that it should be reunited. They use a combined team in rugby so it’s not a quantum leap to reunite

@mrjars5721

5 ай бұрын

​@@RyanTandy-dp1bhthey should unite because people like myself who are from there want to unite. We are the majority. It's selfish and evil to want a unionist state dominated by unionist people. A very sectarian state. We have already seen how that played out. Those days are over. Its time to move on. Unionists are no longer the majority and they never will be again. United Ireland is coming either get with it or feel free to go back to your homeland. The North of Ireland is not the unionists ancestral land. The plantation is finished. United Ireland 🇮🇪

@joekavanagh7171

5 ай бұрын

@@RyanTandy-dp1bh says who? Certainly not a growing number of people in Northern Ireland.

@user-ze8yy8jg1f

5 ай бұрын

​@@joekavanagh7171who the planters😂😂😂 F*ck yourself with your orange strap on

@joanesp100

5 ай бұрын

@@RyanTandy-dp1bh Selfish and evil?? Give me a break

@freneticness6927

5 ай бұрын

United under the british government.

It's nice to hear a politician speak with reason and not be aggressive towards those with differing politics.

@joprocter4573

5 ай бұрын

Deluded can't see mirage

@aengusryan5948

5 ай бұрын

exactly. those unionists lads could do with some coaching on how not to turn viewers off

@symon3304

5 ай бұрын

@aengusryan5948 I'm English so don't know a lot about what's going on, but her manner was a credit to her.

@pattysmyth3210

5 ай бұрын

Poor deluded u

@pattysmyth3210

5 ай бұрын

How ignorant ur

Avoids speaking on issue No.1

To be fair Ireland should never have been divided in the first place.

@thomasjoseph3552

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, to be fair 26+6=Ireland

No Irishman would accept an "united" country under this lot.

I would hope, that IF there was ever the prospect of a United Ireland, that the people of Ireland North, South, East and West have the vision and the imagination to reconstruct a country FEDERALLY, as a bulwark and a protection against dictatorial pretensions. A United Ireland, an ALL Ireland State would not be a bad thing, but there IS a lot of history to flow under the bridge, and a Federal Republic would facilitate that far more effectively than a Uniate State. Admittedly it would require the setting up of Provincial Governments, with all that entails in terms of civil administration etc, as well as a reform of Central Administration to a Federal Model. But it would mean that Ulster (9 counties instead of N.I.'s 6) would keep Stormont, Connaught, Leinster and Munster would gain their own Assemblies with First Ministers etc, and Dail Eirreann becoming a Federal Dail.

@GerryAds

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 Good luck selling that to the people in Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan….Stormont….😂😂😂

@reamoinmcdonachadh9519

5 ай бұрын

@@GerryAds Doesn't have to BE Stormont, but a Federal Republic WOULD require some type of Provincial Administration. The point being that Ulster would remain Ulster, 9 Counties instead of the 6 that Unionists proclaim to BE Ulster. Whatever the future holds for Ireland and for Northern Ireland, ANY prospect of unification will mean the expansion of one at the expense/demise of the other. A Federal Republic will allow for the histories of both to be respected, and where necessary preserved.

@GWalsh-on5xj

5 ай бұрын

A change to the government would have to occur regardless though I don't see the fear of "dictatorial pretensions" here? The Irish model is already a lot more resiliant to that than say the UK is for comparison.

@anonitachi6966

5 ай бұрын

Interesting 👍

@natenae8635

5 ай бұрын

@@GWalsh-on5xjIn what way is it more resilient.

Unified under WEF rule that is

@tadhgcronin175

5 ай бұрын

Precisely. She will be loyal to Klaus.

If the Irish Rugby team can work so well together then so can the rest of us.Ireland deserves to work as one.

@gallowglass2630

5 ай бұрын

It works in rugby because very few play it,its the most overhyped sport in ireland

@StormEagle5

5 ай бұрын

A rugby team is not at all like governance. Northern Irish people do no want the southern irish health system, or to have our economy slashed from the evaporation of support from Westminster.

@tonywilliams7152

5 ай бұрын

Hate "Irelands Call". Amhran Na Bhfiann is Irelands national anthem.

@gerry2762

5 ай бұрын

As can, Golf, Cricket, Tiddlywinks. Now go back to sleep 😴

@blythemajors9193

5 ай бұрын

😂

Fine to have a referendum, but it might not be the outcome she wants.

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

Democracy is the right to change your mind.

@yammychops

5 ай бұрын

@@ClannCholmain democracy is """not""" terrorism

@OhNoYouDidnt

5 ай бұрын

Well put it this way, unless the DUP stay in stormont and prove to us that N.I works within the UK it will be the outcome she wants.. we can't keep living like this, our services are totally shot.

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

@@yammychops has never been to the island of Ireland and still supports Suella Braverman. Enough said.

@pdalaigh

5 ай бұрын

Given that the six counties are a gerrymandered state that was not ever supposed to have a nationalist leader....but it has.😂

Could us Welsh join Ireland rather than England? Please. We’ll move our land closer if it helps.

@anonitachi6966

5 ай бұрын

A proper Celtic Tiger - Wales, Scotland & Ireland. Sounds good to me.

@volodymyrkovalskyi2061

5 ай бұрын

😂

@jjefferyworboys8138

5 ай бұрын

Wales needs to join something as it can't support itself.

@hawsrulebegin7768

5 ай бұрын

@@jjefferyworboys8138 yes and a united Wales Ireland and Scot would be great. With England as the poor cousin.

@zxgeorger

5 ай бұрын

Communist Ireland on the way 🎉😂

Other than the whole of Ireland being re-united, hopefully soon the UK will change from a constitutional monarchy to a true democratic republic.

As long as Ireland doesn't expect any UK handouts to aid a transition or any increase in defence budgets spent for the zone. If the plan is to freeload then it'll fail. Northern Ireland trades more with Britain than it does Ireland and the EU combined. It would be very hard hit in any reunification, and would require massive amounts of Irish money pumping into it to actually integrate without collapse. If it happens then Ireland pays for it, every last cent and it must understand that.

Westminster blocked Scotland from having a referendum. I expect they will do the same to Northern Ireland as well.

@_Phoenix3

5 ай бұрын

It's anti-democratic!

@_Phoenix3

5 ай бұрын

Anti-democratic!

@_Phoenix3

5 ай бұрын

It goes against the democratic process!

@pgr3290

5 ай бұрын

Scotland had the referendum it asked for and voted no. If one was granted every time some incompetent nationalist asked for it then there would be one every ten minutes

@aengusryan5948

5 ай бұрын

Thankfully it's not up to Westminster

She won't speak about the invasion of asylum seekers coming into the Republic and the natives can't get a house and are leaving the country due to this crisis

@joekavanagh7171

5 ай бұрын

Blame successive governments for the lack of housing, not migrants. As for invasion, I haven't heard of any foreign tanks landing on Dollymount beach lately.

@johns1600

5 ай бұрын

Ireland was a nation of asylum seekers for many years, this rubbish about an invasion is racist. There has been poor housing policy for years and a certain segment of society seems to think they’re entitled to a house handout, maybe get up and earn it, it’s hard for all

@victorocallaghan6791

5 ай бұрын

@@johns1600 I was in a brand new housing estate a few years ago. It was a namaste ghost estate. It was being finished by the local Council. There was around 30 houses there. Only one house went to an Irish family. The rest went to foreign nationals. It is very easy to call someone a racist. Just because one would disagree with an influx of mass immigration that doesn't mean someone is racist.

@johns1600

5 ай бұрын

@@victorocallaghan6791 isn’t the issue there that the Irish people elected on the council gave housing to one group disproportionately, why is the fault with the migrants?

@annettereddall8982

5 ай бұрын

​@@joekavanagh7171no lots of little boats and flying in destroying their documents, Yes ,I'd call it an invasion.

From the South and would most likely vote for unity but there is surely gonna be another 15-20 more years before there's a referendum?

@ciaradonnelly4627

5 ай бұрын

I have lived in the North all my life, cannot recall a Dublin Government making a reunification plan....

@aengusryan5948

5 ай бұрын

The freedom of movement of people between Ireland and UK is older than the EU. There is no reason to believe this would disappear with unification. There are 350,000 British citizens living and working in Ireland, it's not like the old days where the Irish went over to the UK for work. Now it works both ways. @SB-dg8hq

@biddyearly9262

5 ай бұрын

It's only for the people in the North.

@barrylynch5906

5 ай бұрын

​@biddyearly9262 all Ireland has to vote and needs a majority in both jurisdictions to pass. The south without the north or vice versa wont be enough for reunification

@keithgreen9009

5 ай бұрын

The Irish government are not asking for a united ireland , it's only sf asking for this according to the ira rule book

Live in NI and never would support united ireland but at this point what is the difference, WEF rules the world anyway

@zoltan-zq3xe

5 ай бұрын

Exactly a united Ireland is now meaningless, we are all under the jackboot of the WEF we are mere observers to the social engineering.

@Hail_To_The_King

5 ай бұрын

Very true. They are destroying the nation state and turning us all into a serf class of the global elite

@michaelmckibbin9665

5 ай бұрын

Lol put the tinfoil away lads

@nigelsynnott7344

5 ай бұрын

Your proof of this is?

@derekalexander846

5 ай бұрын

100% correct nuancedbro...

Hope this happens and by the time of my 50th birthday all being well , my grandma would be smiling at this x

Does anyone else have a say, the assembly is only back, give the people a chance,

The weird thing here is that the *two* states which inhabit the *British Isles* both have an Indian prime minister! Éire has Leo Varankar and the UK Rishi Sunak.

@tonywilliams7152

5 ай бұрын

Not for long

@ktulu31

5 ай бұрын

Ireland not part of British isles

@gerardodwyer5908

5 ай бұрын

Weird isn't it. In truth, Varadkar is 50/50 Irish Indian unlike prine miniature Sunak who is 100% Indian. The clear winner here is India's PM Modi. India is offering Britain a trade deal based on a significant work visa arrangement. Sunak will rubber stamp that. So Britain's future is guaranteed to prosper with the arrival of several hundred thousand more persons "with skills" to England from India. Lucky England.

@anthonyferris8912

5 ай бұрын

Yes it is. It's a geographical term, not political.

@aengusryan5948

5 ай бұрын

@anthonyferris8912 it's a British geographical term, it's not recognised by the Irish government.

Let the will of the people be heard! 👍

@davidrenton

5 ай бұрын

and they would lose like In Scotland, a quarter of NI catholics wish to stay in the Union, and Catholics no longer hold the demographic gain they once did

@xrayfish2020

5 ай бұрын

@@davidrenton It's the whole of Ireland will be voting on this issue, so it's all to be decided on.

@davidrenton

5 ай бұрын

@@xrayfish2020 well no it would be NI only, that's like having a Brexit vote where France also votes on it. Ireland can have a vote it has no relevance within the UK. The only vote that would carry any weight would be for NI citizens. Why would Irish citizens get to determine over another soverign state Dublin has no authority over NI Should the English have a vote to make Ireland part of the UK, which they would win. Maybe the English get a vote on a Scots Indyref2 Btw im half irish catholic , british

@Militaria-pr9rj

5 ай бұрын

@@davidrenton What he means I think is that both north and south would have to vote yes. If the north votes yes but the south votes no it wont happen and vice versa.

@davidrenton

5 ай бұрын

@@Militaria-pr9rj yes ultimately both would have to agree in seperate votes

nothing will change with sinn fein or the current parties they proved that im not voting for the parties that have ignored the problems

Give Ireland back to the Irish. Free Ireland 🇮🇪

@surreyanglia268

5 ай бұрын

..in every packet

@bryanbelshaw7725

5 ай бұрын

Except it belongs to the EU....and the Ukrainians, Romanians, Lithuanians, Albanians, etc etc etc

@Jabberstax

5 ай бұрын

Immigrants have more rights in Ireland than the Irish do.

@Protestant16907

5 ай бұрын

Ireland is no more 😂😂😂😂😂 immigrants run it now god bless them

@jameselliott8203

5 ай бұрын

Free them from what ?

Doubtful, but wouldn’t be the first time a politician pulled a David Cameron!

@Dannyduggan05

5 ай бұрын

What ?

@Darkwintre

5 ай бұрын

Cameron managed to annoy the public so much he literally lost the referendum and then ditched it rather than complete that result. In her case that is the worst case scenario, but one she needs to understand not to repeat.

@GWalsh-on5xj

5 ай бұрын

Cause Cameron wasn't pro-Brexit, hence why he had such a piss-poor performance at the time.@@Darkwintre

The ideal “solution” to the “Irish problem” would be to have a united Ireland. Let’s be honest here. For 800yrs we have had British rule upon the Irish people. It didn’t work. We have had Anglo Irish-this and Good Friday-that. Why not try a united Ireland. Can’t be as bad as the past.

@ianmcdonald3053

5 ай бұрын

Because some of us in Northern Ireland see the politics of Ireland and want nothing of their socialist ideals!

@Kaiserbill99

5 ай бұрын

Oh yes it can! There are are just shy of a million protestants in Northern Ireland most of whom are ardent unionists and will not under any circumstances willingly join a united Ireland. If a catholic majority in NI leads to a vote for unification this will not change their views. Irish unification would lead to a blood bath and Ireland's one rifle and a pitchfork army would be hopelessly out of its depth. The fact that it could well be Sinn Fein at the helm does not exactly help.

@th8257

5 ай бұрын

@@ianmcdonald3053 eh??? Ireland is many things, but it certainly isn't socialist. Look at the massive social divisions and the state of their health service.

@th8257

5 ай бұрын

That depends entirely on the will of the people of Northern Ireland which, thus far, has been to remain part of the UK.

@hithere3035

5 ай бұрын

There is over 1 million people that would happily create a civil war if ever it happened. It would be extremely dangerous i think.

As an Englishman, I say Ireland should be united. Better then being ruled by our government. We don't even want to be ruled by our own parliament of traitors why should we expect the Irish to put up with it.

@tanktutorials

5 ай бұрын

Because we would be swapping one bunch of treasonous rats for an other in the eu which I voted to leave

@DafyddBrooks

5 ай бұрын

well its weather northen island people wants to leave behind all of what the UK has to offer though. Plus the IRA wasnt helping for a long time

@StormEagle5

5 ай бұрын

As a Northern Irish person I say hell no. The already struggling health service and economy would be devastated. Ireland can't sustain the amount of money and investment we currently get from Westminster.

@colinsmith1288

5 ай бұрын

@StormEagle5 As an English person l think Westminister needs to be chipping in more money to Northern lreland to make it prosper.

@MrBulky992

5 ай бұрын

​​@@colinsmith1288Northern Ireland receives more public money per capita than England (18% more) or Wales (4% more) and roughly the same as Scotland. We surely don't want to widen the gap even further. The most deprived areas in terms of funding are all of the English regions except London which has money thrown at it. That's why there was this empty talk of "levelling up", seldom heard now.

You'd think after 2 years of no Stormont in NI that SF would focus on all the important issues for all the people as promised but no, how naive of me, all they can think of is a UI after only a few days back in work.

@joprocter4573

5 ай бұрын

Always been one track pony.so greedy with dominating their 26 they can't leave NI x 6 without boot on its neck trying to wrangle shame for being similar yet not the same.

@Frank.112

5 ай бұрын

@@Irregular_Guerrilla 🤦

@maxpowerii7368

5 ай бұрын

@@Frank.112he’s right. Hardline unionists shut down the NI government for 2 years to avoid a Sinn Fein First Minister.

@Blondie-ic3wo

Ай бұрын

​@@maxpowerii7368and when Martin McGuiness was alive the executive was also shut down. All as bad as each other

@maxpowerii7368

Ай бұрын

@@Blondie-ic3wo bs

I supported the aspiration for a united Ireland all my adult life but now a united Ireland for Refugee's. The dream is dying😭

@stevenmcgee5683

5 ай бұрын

feel free to leave then

@WretchedManlam

5 ай бұрын

​@@stevenmcgee5683W⚓️

@Protestant16907

5 ай бұрын

Ireland is no more run by immigrants.

@Protestant16907

5 ай бұрын

Call it the new Palestine.

@LynchTheShills

5 ай бұрын

EUnited EUtopia

They really are desperate for the fighting to start again, aren't they.

@johnking5174

5 ай бұрын

They want a united Ireland. That has always been their goal. It is also the goal of all other Irish political parties, except they don't say it. Fianna Fail calls themselves "The Republican Party".

I'm not a Sinn Fein fan but I do wish Ireland has a smooth path to re-unification. Its will be great for Ireland and great for the UK. Lets put all the troubles and division behind us.

@joelizabeth12

2 ай бұрын

No it would not be great, there would be a bloodbath

Mary lou traiter to the irish people

@joekavanagh7171

5 ай бұрын

Because she's not a racist?

Its coming home

@mindfuleats4517

5 ай бұрын

Ireland has been sold out by these parties. Inverted mass migration making it unrecognizable

@stiofain88

5 ай бұрын

​@@mindfuleats4517 Says a Brit that's never ever been here

Not long term..

Clickbate title… “inside the next decade” would be from 2024~2034 not by 2030. Marylou herself should have clarified that point when 2030 was brought by my interviewer. All other recent interviews with Sinn Fein talk about next 10 years from now, not in before ‘20’s decade is over.

@DisconnectedRoamer

Ай бұрын

Inside the next decade is 2030 onwards, the 20's is this decade 😂

Id like to see Sinn Fein and the Dup showing unity and getting on with governance in the North and then and only then should we consider a referendum. Peace and mutual respect first and of course trust

@TheGamerMuseum

5 ай бұрын

The DUP are absolute dinosaurs

@maxpowerii7368

5 ай бұрын

DUP would never show unity with SF. They shut down the NI Government for 2 years to avoid a SF First Minister.

@liammcnulty7112

5 ай бұрын

Sinn Fein are traitors

They can rename it Nigeria.

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

😂 Okay racist.

@user-og2bm6hl4l

5 ай бұрын

​@@ClannCholmain He is speaking the truth, open your ears.

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

@@user-og2bm6hl4l yes it’s true, he’s a racist.

@joekavanagh7171

5 ай бұрын

How many Nigerian TDs are in the Dail?

@SydBaron

5 ай бұрын

@@ClannCholmain The Provisional IRA murdered thousands of white Britons to, in the misguided words of Paul MacCartney, give Ireland back to the Irish. Now they want to give it to...so what was the point of spilling all that blood on both sides?

if we do get united Ireland does that mean I can still claim off the dole and what about NHS? I have mental health issues which mean i cannot work will i still be covered?

As the Catholic from Belfast I will not be voting for a united Ireland

@GerryAds

5 ай бұрын

As an Irish man, I would not be voting for a united Ireland in a Referendum either. Time to build that wall.

Not sure the Irish Republic wants, or can even afford, the £10 billion the UK sends to Northern Ireland in annual subventions.

@timheydon1131

5 ай бұрын

Not to mention 1 million unionists who hate them with a passion .

@cannibalholocaust3015

5 ай бұрын

Historically free staters wanted nothing to Do with the dirty black north, so nothing new there

@GerryAds

5 ай бұрын

They call us Free Staters and then they wonder why we want nothing to do with them 😂😂

@jennycorkish773

5 ай бұрын

Ireland can well afford the north ffs

@LambentIchor

5 ай бұрын

The largest part of the subvention in 2019, £3.4 billion, was in pension payments paid by the British state to pensioners in Northern Ireland. As these payments are based on contributions paid to the UK exchequer they should continue even after reunification, should it happen. It is possible the UK could renege on it, but it wouldn't look good for them. Other parts of that subvention are to do with the UK's national defence; trident and costs of the war in Afghanistan.

Partition has been a disaster

@amysands8925

5 ай бұрын

Why.?

@chesterdonnelly1212

5 ай бұрын

Partition was to prevent all out civil war. All out civil war didn't happen. So it was a success not a disaster.

@sratus

5 ай бұрын

@@amysands8925 Not sure, maybe something to do with the almost 4000 people killed & 47000 injured. I'd say that's fairly disastrous.

@hunter98764

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. Ireland should be reintegrated within the UK.

@jennycorkish773

5 ай бұрын

@@hunter98764 our population still hasn’t recovered since British rule. so no thanks !!

The sooner the UK can get rid of Northern Ireland the better. Even if the UK had to pay Eire a dowry.

When it comes to a choice Ireland is just an Island hiding behind an Island. Even it relies on the UK for defence, protection of it citizens abroad, to repatriate them in emergency and as a place to go and work when times are bad. I still think the majority will choose to stay with the bigger country.

@lenrman969

5 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWuZw9abaNK0d6g.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage.

@bobthebuilder6553

5 ай бұрын

what absolute nonsense

@user-vh1qp1uz2d

5 ай бұрын

Wrong Bobby boy.@@bobthebuilder6553

she does realise that the good Friday agreement says that a referendum can only happen if it appears a majority is likely (the current nationalist vote share is less than 40% unchanged from 20 years ago) until that gets to 50% there is no mandate for a referendum its also in the hands of the Northern Ireland Secretary in the UK government to call nobody else. the growth of Alliance and the middle ground is going to help the status quo.

@slynskey333

5 ай бұрын

I'm sure as the president of shin fein she is fully awear

@joeduffy3309

5 ай бұрын

20 years ago support for the UK to leave the EU was in the single digits. 20 years ago Sinn Fein would have polled low teen numbers in an Irish general election, they are now at almost 30%, point being, things change and can change quickly, your insinuation that the decision to hold an election might be somewhat withheld from the public by a Northern Ireland Secretary is fanciful. It is in fact not in their hands as it's enshrined in the GFA, a legally binding international peace treaty clearly nobody in the UK has read in the last 25 years. Now I understand international obligations are treated with disdain by the British, but they would dishonour this one at their peril. The union is finished, prepare for it, or prepare for failure.

@Jhimself

5 ай бұрын

That's 40% of seat share in the assembly. Unionists like to quote that figure to make it seem like nationalism hasn't grown. In the 2022 election, together, the nationalist parties won 50.3% of the first preference votes, which was higher than their combined seat share of 39.3%. This means that some of their votes were transferred to other parties or candidates in the later stages of the single transferable vote system. 41.9% first preference for unionists. Nationalism is growing.

@michaelogrady1002

5 ай бұрын

Correct in regard to the terms of the Good Friday Agreement regarding a border poll and Irish reunification..It xhould be noted however that the percentage of those in Northern Ireland identifying as Protestant has declined over two decades ,in cencus 2001 53% in 2021 it was 43% while those identifying as Catholic is 45%..Protestants are on average older than Catholics and the birth rate among Catholics is higher xo the demographic balance will continue to change..The economic interconnectivity between the two jurisdictions ix also growing with 50% of Northern Ireland exports going to the Republic. Ireland is a member of the EU and in the event of reunification funding would come from the EU in assisting the impact of reunification. Irish reunification is a probability but will need to be done with the full cooperation of the Unionist community respecting their culture and history.

@danielbentham758

5 ай бұрын

@@michaelogrady1002 Catholic and protestant has nothing to do with a border poll be scary if it did. nationalist vote share is the only measurement.

United Ireland would be good Idea and it would also save the rest of the U.K. the 9 billion a year that it subsidises Northern Ireland.

@Sometime4781

5 ай бұрын

They will still ask for your billions for many years . They don’t love Ireland enough to go it alone.

@josephbland3904

5 ай бұрын

I really like the sound of that.. 9 Billion a Year!… Damn I never knew it cost us that much.. That’s not a bargain at all… Let em have it… Tge mainland could use that 9 Billion much better to fund NHS & Energy subsidies etc… Its a no brainier… Let’s pulls out…

@Frankabagnale33

5 ай бұрын

Because Northern Ireland was never a priority despite being among the most productive part of the UK! NI is full of bright, hard working people if only we could get them to drop the sectarian BS - from a proud Irishman . . . “Despite the majority of the productivity drivers on the dashboard being red, NI saw a rapid improvement in its ranking between 2020 and 2021, moving up to 7th place from previously being last of the UK's twelve regions. This was due to the highest productivity growth of any UK region, at 6.7% in real terms.” - Productivity.ac.uk

@t0m_mcc

5 ай бұрын

Yes please!

@christinamorrison6078

5 ай бұрын

Plus england is full of plastic paddies

Bring it on. Will save the British taxpayer a lot of money, and now the Republic is more prosperous, only the NHS is one of the few major obstacles

United Ireland also depends on what kind of unification the nationalists are envisioning. If the idea is for a German-style unification where the larger part subsumes the smaller one and imposes its institutions then I don't think that's something that unionists will accept, a huge step forward would be for nationalists to propose an Irish Federation between ROI and NI as equal members with a joint parliament and sovereignty resting at the federal level and with NI rejoining the EU.

@GWalsh-on5xj

5 ай бұрын

There's no way NI would get special treatment, indeed why should it? If it were to be federalised it'd be shaped fitting the older Province model. Really the unionists would just have to get with the times and stop throwing a strop when they don't get what they want.

I'm Protestant and I am not ideologically against a united Ireland if it benefits myself and future generations but i cannot see any benefit and i am yet to see one other than the fact some people want it.

@tomgreene1843

5 ай бұрын

Their might be benefits for a reconstituted Unionist party. They might well hold the balance of power quite often for the good of NI, They would have arguing rights over a much larger budget , rather than relying on Barnet. and on National economic plans. Many in the South would agree on non wokery! There could be cuLtural benefits ....but all of this must be enunciated and I have not heard it yet from SF.

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

Once upon a time about a century ago, Belfast was bigger than Dublin, and industrial Northern Ireland was much wealthier than the poor agricultural South. Today the roles are reversed. Northern Ireland remains to a considerable extent dependant on handouts from London and is much poorer than prosperous Ireland. Dublin is now three times the size of Belfast and looks (unlike Belfast) like a thriving European city. Union with Britain doesn’t seem to have worked so well for Northern Island. One reason often cited for the dramatic change is the attraction of the Irish low tax regime for major US multinationals. However the UK itself is often associated with tax haven status (the Channel Islands and British Virgin Islands spring to mind, not to mention the "London Laundromat". In recent years - since 2016 - the considerable divergence in GDP per capita growth (in favour of Ireland) is more likely explained by the Brexit vote of that year, with Ireland now a more favoured route into the EU than the more isolated United Kingdom. David McWilliams, a notable Irish economist, wrote recently: “the truth is the union with Britain has been an economic calamity for Northern Ireland".

@tomgreene1843

5 ай бұрын

And, some would say, for Scotland and the North of England .@@ClannCholmain

For 60 years from the inauguration of the synthetic state of Northern Ireland the British turned a blind eye to the disgraceful discrimination against the Nationalists in the North. Once they had there majority in this part of occupied Ireland they were content for the injustice to carry on, when the troubles broke out in the late 60s the British had no option but to have direct rule, the world was watching and the Brits were in the Dock over the discrimination in the North. The protest militias including B specials , UDR , RUC were all disbanded, and rightly so, due to this injustice for many years when one section of the community all the wealth is it any wonder that Northern Nationalists would vote for a United Ireland. By the way if there had been equality this situation may never have happened, so the Unionists have only themselves to blame.

@T5Zplayer

5 ай бұрын

Meanwhile, down in the South the Catholic Church murdered and abused. And just remind me how many Catholic people the IRA murdered? Nobody is innocent here.

@joprocter4573

5 ай бұрын

All groomed via self selected aphreid division on purpose called sabotage within

@colincampbell4261

5 ай бұрын

Give over!

@joprocter4573

5 ай бұрын

@@colincampbell4261 over given

@ardri31

5 ай бұрын

​@@colincampbell4261truth hurts doesn't it princess

people dont realise that the debate has moved on from its tribal catholic vs protestant roots. If there is such a referendum all indications are it will be voted on merit... of self interest. Actually many people in NI do very very well out of the current arrangement (they have benefits of UK and the EU currently under the deal). Additionally, in order for ROI to fund NI at the rate UK does it would have to find 3% GDP (might seem small right? ... dont forget many NATO member find it very difficult to find for their military commitment to NATO). Its not impossible they'd vote unification ; but I would say... when reality is presented page for page... they'll vote no... the NHS would also get replaced by what ROI have.. its not impossible the EU would fund the many billions to fund NI... but, memeber states would have to not veto.. without asking for something in return. And once NI is gone... EU lose big leverage over Britain.

Poor Donaldson cannot even match the media savvy of Mary Lou!

The Republic needs to come out from the iron grip of the EU and truly become a self governing country. At the minute, RoI is run by EU bankers who have *ruined* RoI!

@tadhgcronin175

5 ай бұрын

No one will be more loyal to the European Union than this one.

i,m an english man and it would be great for the irish people to vote for reuniforcation, get away from the shackles of the criminals in westminster.

@Protestant16907

5 ай бұрын

I hope that muslims take over England

@Gypsygeekfreak17

5 ай бұрын

@@Protestant16907 they wont

No one care about a united ireland, but yhey do care about teclaiming ireland from migrants refugees

There is obviously an election coming up, trying to their dwindling support 😅support increase

@tadhgcronin175

5 ай бұрын

The Shinners are betraying the Irish people and support the Plantation of Ireland.

*One Island, One Ireland* 🇮🇪

Wouldn't trust Sinn Fein as far as I could throw them.

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

😂 Talking about yourself again.

@zoltan-zq3xe

5 ай бұрын

Agreed there Globalists not Irish patriots, they have zero loyalty to the Irish people only globalist WEF elites.

@yammychops

5 ай бұрын

@@ClannCholmain Spouting rubbish is your speciality , ever thought of reading the lies out on RTE news...

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

@@yammychops thinks Suella Braverman should be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.

@user-og2bm6hl4l

5 ай бұрын

Tratiors to the Irish People, all of them.

Can ROI even afford to have NI?

@danielbentham758

5 ай бұрын

Costs the UK £15 billion per year to subsidise equivalent to £230 per person per year. The equivalent to ROI would be €3000 per person per year so no absolutely not.

@_Phoenix3

5 ай бұрын

Ireland is one of the richest countries in the world!

@danielbentham758

5 ай бұрын

@@_Phoenix3 Northern Ireland costs £15 billion per year to subsidise thats £230 per person per year in the UK equivalent to €3000 per person per year in Ireland

@BarerRudeROC

5 ай бұрын

@@danielbentham758 €160 billion passes through the state untaxed from businesses every year. It is absolutely possible.

@ChrisMurray-iw9ij

5 ай бұрын

Can't afford all the ambulances fire engines gritters police cars which all drive back to GB day one, NI tax payers haven't paid a tenth of the cost of all that GB owns it

Ask the people what they want....

A very open and honest interview. Mary Lou McDonald knew the failings but welcomes inclusivity of everyone across the island of Ireland. Here’s hoping for prosperity for all the Irish.

About time,it's their country.

@amysands8925

5 ай бұрын

Not anymore its not.

@wft15

5 ай бұрын

Umm, it's whoever the people vote for!

@mindfuleats4517

5 ай бұрын

They are ruining Ireland by brining in thousands of males of fighting age who are unvetted and have no wish to integrate into Irish culture. Housing crisis and medical crisis yet they facilitate these illegal migrants .....

@liammcnulty7112

5 ай бұрын

No it's Brussels Country in every way, the Irish are now last in the queue, but not for long, the fight has begun

@Jabberstax

5 ай бұрын

Northern Ireland is British, not Irish. 🤡

I will not comply If its what majority of Irish want I wish them the best

I'd love to see a united Ireland. Definitely not with this crowd. Their not public servants. No different than FF, FG Self serving.

@taintabird23

4 ай бұрын

So who then?

Sinn Fein delegation gets a warmer welcome in Downing St than they get from Varadkar and Co. !!

@eannamc

5 ай бұрын

Thats because Rishi does understand these people are communists

@t0m_mcc

5 ай бұрын

Indeed, they (FFFG) may have more to lose...

@odunadhaigh

5 ай бұрын

Yes, Varadkar belongs to the Fine Gael political party. Neither Fine Gael nor Fianna Fáil nor any other Irish political party feels warmth to Sinn Féin. There are distinct historical reasons for this, beyond the fact that rival political parties generally don't like each other in any country.

@keithgreen9009

5 ай бұрын

That because they can't stand them in the Republic of Ireland

@ciaranmac8689

5 ай бұрын

That’s because the Banks bought them

She's all for open immigration. Lost my vote.

Before a united lreland,,,,,,,,,,We need to sort out the Housing crisis and Migration and nubers of Refugees coming into lreland,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,We need fairness and balance and we need to sort out our badly run Health service,,,,,,,,,,,,We need to make it attractive for unionists to agree to a United lreland

@joelizabeth12

2 ай бұрын

We wont ever agree to it

Real peace first ❤

Mary L is done in Ireland as SF the fact she thinks this is going to happens show just how out of touch they are. Her base voters are done with her and trying to be progressive with younger folk won’t happen as they won’t like your history with Gerry Adams

@taintabird23

4 ай бұрын

Polls don't indicate that at all

@stephenowens354

2 ай бұрын

History.....protestants in the North East threatened to create civil war if the democratic vote of Ireland be respected was that vote in 1920 or 21 i will have to google to leave G B but G B capitulated and partitioned they would not could not do that in 2024 it was the demise of Unionism

We have only just got stormont back up and running, why allowing people to feel unsettled again so quickly?? The South is full in illegal immigrants taking the homes of the Irish people because of her, do we really want to go down that path

@ardri31

5 ай бұрын

They are up here too

@SnackAttack6

5 ай бұрын

@@ardri31 I haven’t seen them yet, but doesn’t surprise me as I’m not in a city, I’m only assuming they would more likely be in a city

@ardri31

5 ай бұрын

@@SnackAttack6 put it this way, I was in Halfords 2 weeks ago and the people there were my uncle and I, and 2 groups of 2 Muslim African men. In my daughter's primary school there have been 5 new families brought into the school since the beginning of the school year from Africa and the middle east, none of whom speak any English.

@SnackAttack6

5 ай бұрын

@@ardri31 wow thanks for that 👍 I didn’t realise they had reached here yet

@ardri31

5 ай бұрын

@@SnackAttack6 no worries, theyve ramped it up this year for sure, with no signs of slowing

I refuse to vote for Sinn Fein ever again until Marylou Mcdonald is gone. I have voted Sinn Fein all my life. She's no nationalist.

@taintabird23

4 ай бұрын

What is wrong with her?

I commend her stance on palstine. May god give them justice. Amen. Israel needs to be held to account.

@motoadventureuk5636

5 ай бұрын

She was Pro isreali for 2 weeks after 7th October

I am surprised the presenter did not go pro isreal in that interview. Irish poliction was right about Israel

I’d be sad to see NI leave the Union but it’s a matter for them to decide. We will still be neighbours and welcome them to Britain

@2msvalkyrie529

5 ай бұрын

The Free Travel Area means Irish Citizens can travel and work in UK without any restrictions already !! And vice versa. It's been there since 1922 - despite the EU !!

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

@@2msvalkyrie529European Union members have freedom of movement.

@josephbland3904

5 ай бұрын

No chance.. if they wanna go it alone.. They ain’t welcome here… Damn ingrates…

@josephbland3904

5 ай бұрын

Mores the Pity…

@ClannCholmain

5 ай бұрын

@@josephbland3904 and what about the minority who don’t want to vote leave?

She is highly intelligent and would meet any tory for a live debate and pearse doherty aswell.as for s.d .l p would lack stamina and determination. I am speaking from the heart not as a critick al sinn fein polatitions are absolute incredible people.we need them to keep d.u p and unionist to attention. Long may u reign.wel done shin fein.

Time for the Irish to secure their borders

A true leader, hopefully it will happen, should have never been separated, 💚💯

@maxpowerii7368

5 ай бұрын

A testament to the fierce and proud nature of Irish women 🇮🇪💚

@keithgreen9009

5 ай бұрын

The Irish government can't stand her and her cronies

@stiofain88

5 ай бұрын

​@@keithgreen9009 If what the Irish government thought mattered that might be relevant.

@trevorhart545

5 ай бұрын

IT wasn't but some TERRORIST COWARDS demanded it and have YET TO PAY the GBP Trillions that the Republic OWES the UK.

@lenrman969

5 ай бұрын

McDonald and O'Neill are 2 of the smartest politicians around today.

Whats the point if there are no irish left on the island?

@greglyons2526

18 күн бұрын

Stupidest thing I have ever heard

The National question is fundamental and has nothing to do with anyone in particular. It was an historical crime to divide the island without consulting the Irish people. Ireland has to unite for the good of everyone on the island. I don't vote SinnFein and I never will but I agree with them on unification.

Very refreshing a polical leader speacking thr truth a United Ireland will happen

We dont realise how lucky we have it in NI as it stands compared to the rest of uk and the republic. Watch rents go through the roof. Goodbye (whats left) of NHS. Guess its like everything else nowadays youre screwed either way lol

What does Irish unification matter when the country is 20% immigrant and more are flooding in.

I don't always agree with her, I do appreciate a politician who answers questions clearly.

How would the people in the South be entitled to decide the future of the people in the North.

@joekavanagh7171

5 ай бұрын

The people on both sides of the border have a right to decide whether their island should be united or divided .

I would be in favour of the following: 1) Referendum on NI to reunite with Rep of Ireland. 2) Abolish the monarchy in the UK in favour of a Federal British Isles state with between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. 3) Full devolution for all member states, with the only things centralised being immigration, foreign policy and military. 4) First president to serve no longer than 5 years would be Prince William to appease the monarhist sentiment and allow a graceful transition.

@stephenwalker850

5 ай бұрын

Thatcher proscribed as ah war criminal

@PanglossDr

5 ай бұрын

Not a hope in hell of Ireland joining the UK politically.

@odunadhaigh

5 ай бұрын

In relation to your point 1) The referenda required for Northern Ireland to unite with Ireland would be held in Northern Ireland and, separately, in Ireland; both referenda must pass. None of Scotland, England and Wales would vote. This is described in the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. In relation to your point 2) Ireland has been an independent country since 1922, and wouldn't vote to join the UK, whether it were a unitary state as it is today, or a federal one.

@6chhelipilot

5 ай бұрын

@@stephenwalker850 Along with Tony Blair et al.

@realitywins9020

5 ай бұрын

No need for a united Ireland to submit to British rule on things like foreign policy. When Northern Ireland leaves the UK, it can be replaced by Cornwall which is a distinct nation from England and whose identity has been suppressed for centuries

Sinn Fein fully supported the Covid 19 operation and were paid to do so... They will all face justice..

@johnwall1989

5 ай бұрын

Back to bed, Chris.

@chrisosullivan6965

5 ай бұрын

@@johnwall1989 the vaccinated can't face the truth...

@rachelkristine4669

5 ай бұрын

😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Londubh1

5 ай бұрын

Sinn féin have shot themselves in the foot on the Isreali question. They have shot themselves in the other foot on mass immigration. What a pity as I want a united Ireland. I want to see Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael taken out of Irish politics for good. The only party that had a chance of achieving that was SF. I may still give them a vote except if they have a foreigner running in my area. I will never vote for an immigrant. I will also vote for the new national parties but they will only get at best a few thousand votes. Not enough to replace SF.

@ardri31

5 ай бұрын

When? The Chinese released it and no one's even looking at them lol

To have a fair vote. One needs 2/3 Majority in favour. Anything else would deem unfair.

WRONG Gerry said he cant see why it wouldn't happen by 2016. 😂😂😂

Well expressed, Mary Lou! 🇮🇪 ✊️🙏

Spoken like a true leader,very rare to see a politician speak so well

@krugerfuchs

5 ай бұрын

She's not a leader a leader doesn't ignore people

@teatx6du

4 ай бұрын

@@krugerfuchsBest of a bad bunch, in my opinion.

Unite the island of Ireland.

Unify Ireland !!!

I don't want a country like Eire it run by EU and homeless irish people

Pretty hard to argue against that

Obviously an united Ireland is coming for the island of Ireland, while it's now an nationalist majority in the 6 counties isn't it time to scrap the outdated national anthem, maybe Danny boy, until the soldiers song will be the anthem, things take time, it's the only national anthem in the world what's not about the country or it's people, why should it be about one privileged person, king or Queen, many people in the uk want the monarch abolished , Google down with the crown.

I would have voted for this 30 year's ago . But now , NEVER ! Sinn Fein works fir the EU . Not Ireland or it's people .

Hope Ireland gets reunified! From a British person 😇

@joprocter4573

5 ай бұрын

Should care about british northern irish since ice age descendants

@Liam-xo5jp

5 ай бұрын

​@joprocter4573 Do the Unionist People in Ireland still think the Ice Age was during the 16th Century?? The Plantation of British Unionist People to Northern Ireland happened after 1610. This is not disputed by any Historians.

@NemeczeK101

5 ай бұрын

Spoiler alert: They won't 🤪

@joekavanagh7171

5 ай бұрын

​@joprocter4573 history clearly wasn't your strongest subject at school

@maxpowerii7368

5 ай бұрын

Same, it will bless a new era of amicable Anglo-Irish relations.