It’s refreshing to see someone answer questions straight and an interviewer allow them to and challenge them respectfully. We don’t get enough of this these days.

Never under-estimate the extreme cowardice of Sunak...

He doesn't even pay attention to England and how much he's destroyed it, so NI have no chance.

Well done the interviewer for letting truth and common sense be heard

Sunak ain't no match for Marylou😂

Best wishes to both identities, I hope we can help each other and enjoy permanent peace.

Leading questions as expected from Sky instead of reporting on news

Love that she says "North of Ireland"...

@crw45able

4 ай бұрын

I love when people say Little England.

@gaggymott9159

4 ай бұрын

Why? It's like saying the west, east or south of Ireland. Saying 'the North of Ireland' is simply just a compass point. The South of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland, like Éire. The North of Ireland means simply NORTHERN IRELAND

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​​@@crw45ableAnd yet it's still bigger than Ireland and has half the Irish population living in it.

@markwilkie3677

4 ай бұрын

@@hey12542 England and Wales are territorially smaller than Scotland and Ireland. Edited to say that doesn't include maritime territory.

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@@markwilkie3677And yet still has to come to Irelands 🇮🇪 defence. Maybe Ireland 🇮🇪 should defend itself and not rely on a country it claims to hate so much for it's defence. The hypocrisy.

In terms of opportunities, having the island of Ireland in both the EU and UK markets is a pretty good one.

@Whizzy-jx3qe

4 ай бұрын

@@kevin02mulderDonaldson was very favourable towards the protocol saying it was good for the people of N Ireland unfortunately the headbangers within his own party scuppered any idea of accepting the protocol.

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

Well they won't be when they're united. Good luck to them.

@Whizzy-jx3qe

4 ай бұрын

@@kevin02mulder Those 20% die hards need to accept they’ve had their day. Unfortunately we still have headbangers like Bryson and Allister who continue to slobber from the sidelines. I wonder who the senior dup member was who was wired sending the info to Bryson. At a guess possibly Wilson or Paisley junior

@davidwalters4906

4 ай бұрын

​@@hey12542yes they will

@murpho999

4 ай бұрын

The island of Ireland is not and will. It be in the UK market. Only the occupied part.

It's great to think of Ireland being WHOLE again and watch while England is losing its grip on everything at home and abroad.😄😁😂🤣😆😅🤣😂😁😄😁😂🤣😅😆

@lorrainejohnston454

4 ай бұрын

United Ireland is no where to b seen anytime soon last poll in the north only 30 percent said yes to United Ireland and 20 percent of catholic s in north said they would vote to stay in UK old Mary here talking about the north she nothing to do with the north maybe that's y sunik isn't speaking to her

May Lou McDonald said the "north of Ireland" not Northern Ireland as the headline states.

@MusclesNOTtattoos

4 ай бұрын

They are the IRA but they just use tongues instead of bombs

@patrickkelly3617

4 ай бұрын

The same thing isn't it...?

@billybhoy32

4 ай бұрын

@@patrickkelly3617 I will just call it the occupied 6 counties

@patrickkelly3617

4 ай бұрын

@@billybhoy32 Only a small minority want a united Ireland at this stage, while I agree the British should not lay claim to Northern Ireland the truth is if it was a bigger issue it would have happened by now...

@billybhoy32

4 ай бұрын

@@patrickkelly3617 There will be a united Ireland in the next 50 years, Unionists will have to accept that. Some unionists seem just angry about equality, and some find it difficult to accept.

Not long now folks. All Ireland will be free in the next few years.

@declanoneill8720

4 ай бұрын

No Irish unity, SF open border policy is destroying community's in the south, also targeting the Christian community's, Sf the people are seeing what's behind the mask, SF are no longer a nationalist party.

@Bob-tn9hn

4 ай бұрын

None of it isn’t free anyway, the people who live in NI like it

@keithgreen9009

4 ай бұрын

No a chance

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@@keithgreen9009??

@bernardpearce3478

4 ай бұрын

​@@keithgreen9009The UK's going down the shitter before your very eyes Pal. Isolated, friendless & with the poorest population in Europe. Scotland too will go it alone. Prepare for the Union of Little England & Wales in our lifetime.

Mr Sunak recently being "canonized" by Penny Mordant in what she called "Britain Gods own country" - bit odd for a Hindu PM????? Will the Penny drop?????

@fitzstv8506

4 ай бұрын

"the Penny" will drop at the next election!.

@johnohara197

4 ай бұрын

Very good! Very well put.

@colinsmith1288

4 ай бұрын

​@@fitzstv8506Half a penny more like.

Finished up with a silly question!

Is it just me or is it totally incongruous that the UK government is negotiating funding with the DUP which is effectively an opposition party!

@RazorMouth

4 ай бұрын

The funding is for the region not for the DUP WTF!!!!

@michaelmccarthy9411

4 ай бұрын

@@RazorMouth So what? WTF Is the UK government doing negotiating regional funding with a minority party? It's just incredible!

@johnohara197

4 ай бұрын

Your correct!

@natenae8635

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelmccarthy9411Because negotiations with the SF (the government) wouldn’t fix the situation.

@angusmckenzie9622

4 ай бұрын

@@natenae8635 "Because negotiations with the SF (the gov..." whilst I'm far more Michael McCarthy (small or capital c ?), I'm with natenae on this one. A better question is why wasn't Donaldson talking to Starmer ?

More attention to Northern Ireland? It´s nothing but a burden in any case and the sooner it´s no longer part of the UK the better!

@Ricky_Baldy

4 ай бұрын

Well said.

@anniegrath1417

4 ай бұрын

Here Here!

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

On unification the UK 🇬🇧 representative will probably be there hours early in the hope they can sign any official documents that need signing to end NI being in the UK 🇬🇧. Then they can say 'Good luck' leave that island and watch the spectacular show that's put on for us all as we see them all going back 70 years in time. UK 🇬🇧 would also be minded to end the common travel area and any special arrangements with Ireland 🇮🇪 and end it's agreement in defending Ireland's 🇮🇪 sea and air space. They should also treat the Irish 🇮🇪 in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 as third country nationals and ask them to leave. They have 27 EU 🇪🇺 member states they can live in so having half the Irish 🇮🇪 population here is ridiculous.

@maskellmaolseachlainn6347

4 ай бұрын

@jameswingad3212 - yet another geo-political quagmire left over from the odious little British empire's retreat.

It's time for reunification!

@barneymagee3285

4 ай бұрын

No , the Irish republic left the union in 1921, we do not want , and cannot afford them back..

@rolinti9146

4 ай бұрын

that's not what reunification means 😭

@olearyma57

4 ай бұрын

No such thing as an Irish Republic in 1921 at all, at all, at all. @@barneymagee3285

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@@rolinti9146It means that both parts are becoming one that's Unification. The larger part will have to pay for the smaller part as it absorbs it.

@murpho999

4 ай бұрын

@@barneymagee3285cannot afford them back. Ha ha. Ireland is much wealthier since it gained independence.

It's one country

@barneymagee3285

4 ай бұрын

That’s like saying Britain is ‘one country’..

@lindalonergan7887

4 ай бұрын

Two jurisdictions.

@user-xt2ge1qy7c

4 ай бұрын

@@lindalonergan7887 no just ireland

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@msmissy6888The UK 🇬🇧 is seen as one country on the international scale. At this point though I would support English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 independence and just go it alone from all these Nationalist Cray Cray's. The countries surrounding England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on this island and it's neighbour are hostile nations. Even if they were all independent and had nothing to do with England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 they would still blame England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 for all there issues. I would rather England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 just though of itself and removed itself from the UK 🇬🇧.

@Irishman727

4 ай бұрын

@msmissy6888one country filled with Pakistanis

Does she ever ask the Irish government to fund 'the north'?

@daraghdalton956

4 ай бұрын

It's been established that they fund they need to upon reunification

The right woman for the job. If all who are in politics were like this: articulate and rational, the world would be a better place.

Why cant the UK have stateswomen like her in charge?

@jjefferyworboys8138

4 ай бұрын

What has she achieved to date ?

Just give Northern Ireland back to the Republic.

@barneymagee3285

4 ай бұрын

Try and take it….😂

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

And who is holding it against it's will? Seriously the day they unite the UK 🇬🇧 representative will probably be there extra early to sign all the papers to get it handed over to Ireland 🇮🇪 as quickly as possible. The GFA says that NI and the Republic can unite when they want to, the UK 🇬🇧 isn't holding NI against it's will it also can't make firm plans for NI as it's open to leave when it's a wants. I think the UK 🇬🇧 government would be glad to see the back or NI so it can end any agreements with Ireland 🇮🇪 in terms of the Common Travel Area and any special arrangements they have.

@Matt-ou7tu

4 ай бұрын

​@@barneymagee3285I'm not Irish ...

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

@msmissy6888 The british military forces threatened Nationalist in 1973 if they went to the polling booths, Russia did the same in the occupied regions of Ukraine. The Northern Ireland Civil war is over and the UK Government will not call a border poll..

@lindalonergan7887

4 ай бұрын

The Northern unionists will never live under Brussels or dublin rule.

I read "he will not invade me forever" 🤣🤣🤣

How about letting Michelle O’Neill speak for once. I’m in NI, O’Neill represents me but Mary Lou does not and I don’t see why even if she is Sinn Fein President that she should speak about my interests.

@daraghdalton956

4 ай бұрын

Cos sinn fein is an all ireland party. A vote for aoife is a vote for Mary lou

@VectorTracker

4 ай бұрын

@@daraghdalton956 but it isn't as simple as that and we shouldnt accept that.

@daraghdalton956

4 ай бұрын

@@VectorTracker then don't vote for sinn fein

@VectorTracker

4 ай бұрын

@@daraghdalton956 I dont but that doesn't mean they aren't in power

@yermanoffthetelly

4 ай бұрын

​@@VectorTrackerIt is as simple as that. She is the leader of the party and speaks on Sinn Fein's behalf. Don't like it? Join up and petition to change the rules at the next Ard Feis.

The UK Government should pay attention to all 4 UK nations really, let alone NI. I mean, isn’t this why we have the name “UK Government”? A government that’s suppose to serve England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Is sky scared there not going to get to tap into imports exports 😂

the island should be united ..👍🏻👍🏻

Bollocks, we need to focus on issues that matter like the strangers who are been welcomed into the country and the failing NHS, no infact this country is failing the NHS and without it we are no country at all

She would need to look after the south instead of worrying about the northern Ireland

Rock on Mary 💚🇮🇪

@Wolfie387

4 ай бұрын

Lol...lmao

Sophy and Sunak 800 years and wevare still here.

Brilliant interview girls onwards to united Ireland 🇮🇪

I taught the whole idea was for Britain to be paying less attention to northern ireland

Did she star on the netflix series glitch?

Have a look at Sky's Sophy Ridge' s face and eyes during the interview with Mary Lou Mc Donald ? The look of disdain and apathy towards the Sinn Fein President is palpable! Ive noticed that about english based Sky ...if its not an english topic of conversation , then it doesnt give a toss ! Wales ,Northern Ireland and Scotland stories do not get the same priority coverage as english tales .

@Lala-kc2fw

4 ай бұрын

Because to them, SF is a separatist movement

@zxgeorger

4 ай бұрын

And what

@simonnicklin1313

4 ай бұрын

Well, remember she's talking to Sinn Fein...

The political posturing, the fudging of issues, and the kite flying to deflect from what is coming will soon fall away. The train that is coming down the tracks! A united Ireland!

Give it back to the Irish. If the uvf don’t like it they should move back to Scotland

@tommykavanagh1189

4 ай бұрын

I don't think the majority of Scots would be happy about that.

@Wolfie387

4 ай бұрын

Lol..

@VV-bk1wv

4 ай бұрын

At what point was the Ireland a single nation, thats right, under British rule.

At least she answers straight unlike the ones in the House of Commons on both sides. Well, N Ireland must have experiences of their own. Some politicians in the Republic of Ireland are supportive and vocal of their humanity and compassion for the occupied and displaced people in the Mid East. Maybe the North might like to rejoin them.

@jjefferyworboys8138

4 ай бұрын

Her inexperience is clear to see. Just wait a few years when her answers will be thrown back in her face with every U turn she makes.

Rishi Sunak is put on notice, no Westminster games of perpetual pantomime with his buddy Starmer, Mary Lou will destroy that little coward...

As a German, can someone explain me something? Sinn Fein was established to achieve Irish independence, Britain then split Irland into two. Then, Sinn Fein wanted Irish reunification. Now, Sinn Fein is in power and can make a referendum whenever they want (because of the Good Friday Agreement). Why hasn’t there been a single referendum on Irish unification? They are just talking….

@brightgoldstar

4 ай бұрын

They can't just decide to hold a referendum. They need permission from Westminster, which I doubt they would get.

@carlcassidy185

4 ай бұрын

The Good Friday Agreement says if SF ever have the numbers and public opinion reflects the same, then the Assembly can vote on holding a referendum. SF don't have the numbers in Stormont to get legislation over the line, but I think they will soon enough. The reason the DUP have been boycotting power sharing is because SF have a very slim majority of 2

@gruntymchunchy1527

4 ай бұрын

The conditions for a referendum to be held have not been precisely defined (intentionally - see term "constructive ambiguity"). Exact quote from Good Friday Agreement: "2. Subject to paragraph 3, the Secretary of State shall exercise the power under paragraph 1 if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland. 3. The Secretary of State shall not make an order under paragraph 1 earlier than seven years after the holding of a previous poll under this Schedule."

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​​@@brightgoldstarYour joking ain't ya? Westminster will probably be there granting permission asking if it can be held on the same day so they can book in the next week to hand NI to Ireland 🇮🇪 and wash there hands of it. Ireland 🇮🇪 is nothing but trouble .

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

​@@brightgoldstarit's not permission, ya 🤡... Britain has to fulfill its duties if a majority is in favour of reunification

Irish Unionism will be better represented in Dublin than they ever were in Westminster. Demographics favour Unification. Britain is tired of the huge cost of subsidising NI. Brexit has catalysed economic unification already via the protocol/ WF. I’ve lived in London & Dublin all my life & travel between regularly…. The thing that caused me to notice the changes that Brexit is bringing was the reintroduction of Duty Free Shopping on flights & ferries between GB & Ireland. Getting charged exorbitant customs & VAT charges on any items arriving by post from GB is a major negative (must affect trade volumes, not just end consumers like me). Times are changing, Mary Lou did well representing the likelihood of Unification. She cannot be too enthusiastic because Unionists may take offence. SF are in favour of of continued mass migration into Ireland during a major housing crisis and shortage of hospital beds, GPs, school resources etc. - Many SF voters want discussion/ review of current overall numbers allowed to enter and into the asylum processing procedure. ‘Self Deportation’ does not seem to be working.

Ireland for Ireland

Deport,deport,deport!!!!!!😊

Ireland 🇮🇪 for ever and Irelands the people are the best they are kindest people than British people.We love Ireland 🇮🇪 of Irelands.We would move in a heartbeat.Free Palestine 🇵🇸.Good on Irelands.Go for it.💟💟💟🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸💯💯💯💯🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇮🇪🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

🙄 the hypocrisy 😂.

@roy9386

4 ай бұрын

Palestine was never a country and the term “Palestinian” was used to refer to anyone (Jewish or Arab) who lived in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 - 1948. Before that it was part of Ottoman Syria.

@natenae8635

4 ай бұрын

So people who come in a rename the land should be allowed??? I’m confused, I thought Ireland supported the reclamation of homelands.

Ireland and England should unify to eradicate the problems together and not fight with each other.

@VV-bk1wv

4 ай бұрын

Too much hate on the Irish side

".... A New Kingue For Brittain , a New Dawn ..." F Urquhart .

Even back before WW1 Irish nationalists fought in the British army to gain home rule but the unionists enrolled for exactly the opposite… they were fighting to reject home rule.

@thomasfy4

4 ай бұрын

House of Commons passed 3 bills to extend home rule during Victoria reign … each time blocked by the House of Lords - probably why the 1911 House of Lords reform was brought in, perhaps a 30 year civil war could have been avoided.

@shamrockgerry

4 ай бұрын

The Irish people ☘️ voted. For its independence. Only. For. British 🇬🇧 administration. To denial of. Irish overwhelming vote for free Irish republic 🇮🇪

@paulathomas.graham7693

4 ай бұрын

Irish unionists were told by a D4 snob called Edward Carson that Home rule was Rome rule! The fear factor of something that didn't exist! The Democratic will and mandate of the Irish nation was cast aside. Demographic partition was forced upon the Irish people with the threat of war from the British!

@encahill

4 ай бұрын

Yup .. and somewhat ironically, if Unionists had agreed to Home Rule instead of fighting agaisnt, the entire island would still be in the UK.

@colmmurphy6749

4 ай бұрын

@@encahill don’t know if it would be… if the whole island got home rule, I’m pretty sure that by now the whole island would be independent. Far better if that happened!

Ah Jesus no , not Mc Donald of Spin Fein. See enough of her over here in the Republic. Spin Fein economic policy is money grows on trees.

@amantedellopera1681

4 ай бұрын

Cabbage

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

No Irish person says "over here in the Republic"

@mikeyk212

4 ай бұрын

@@Eireannach23 Irish as they come here an proud of it. That's why I see through scoundrels like Sinn Fein.

Remember how Sturgeon was the next best thing for a Republican Scotland That ended well Hooefully MLM goes the same way

Mar is de ghnáth, tá an ceart ag MLM.

With a face like that I don't blame sunak for evading her😂😂😂or him/it.

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

OK little Englander

Ask her about immigration... We wont have a country in 10 years time

She is certainly a Great Leader of Irish People.

@denismcrath3400

4 ай бұрын

No she not she like Leo varadkar

@johns1600

4 ай бұрын

She’s never done anything, she’s all talk and untested, we’ll see I suppose when her time comes

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

She is not even a good Party leader. Can't want to see her getting destroyed at Taoiseach questions as the Housing building hiatus caused by the pandemic will take more than 2 years to wash through even with realistic policies and the MNE sector will slow in the next two years and the HSE is always a problem every year..

@lindalonergan7887

4 ай бұрын

She,like all establishment parties,hate the indigenous irish people.

@bernadettesheehy5463

4 ай бұрын

Leo Varadkar is the Taoiseach ( Leader), Mary Loo is a party leader ( Sinn Fein).

The dup sorted this deal not sien fein

Shes not even a northern ireland representative or a UK politican or a UK resident. 😅

@sw9618

4 ай бұрын

She's the President of SF, and her VP just became the first nationalist/SF FM of NI. Mary speaks on behalf of SF and those of her party who support reunification.

@VV-bk1wv

4 ай бұрын

@@sw9618 and? She still has no business with UK politics

@sw9618

4 ай бұрын

@@VV-bk1wv She’s the party leader. So from a party political standpoint she is absolutely relevant. She wouldn’t be asked about UK domestic policy like on agriculture or something, but through the lens of SF party business it’s only natural she gets interviewed.

@VV-bk1wv

4 ай бұрын

@@sw9618 she was thrown out of Northern Ireland mla meeting by the northern Ireland secretary of state. She then went and cried in front of the cameras whilst CHH said he had no idea why she attended as this was a meeting for representatives for Northern Ireland.

@sw9618

4 ай бұрын

@@VV-bk1wv okay that still doesn’t negate my point. She’s the party leader and she’s begin interviewer about the state of her party and about Irish nationalism in the north.

A united Ireland is near!

People in Britain might not realise that the counties along that sectarian border that was drawn up in 1921 have suffered the most economically. They can't trade easily with each other. Also there has been a lack of investment there. For example there is no train from Dublin to Donegal because it would have to run into NI and out again to get there.

Mary Lou is a National Treasure she will bring peace to the island

@lindalonergan7887

4 ай бұрын

and as many asylum seekers she can possibly get her hands on!!

@declanoneill8720

4 ай бұрын

No Irish unity, SF open border policy is destroying community's in the south, also targeting the Christian community's, Sf the people are seeing what's behind the mask, SF are no longer a nationalist party.

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

Peace 😂😂😂. That's hilarious.

I’m sure the viewers in the UK can only be impressed with Mary Lou

@Canwepleasehavefun1

4 ай бұрын

Only because they know nothing about her. Find out who she really is and it'll be different

@Stamullen1977

4 ай бұрын

what do people need to know Robert? I'm curious@@Canwepleasehavefun1

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

​@@Canwepleasehavefun1says the little Englander coloniser

@VV-bk1wv

4 ай бұрын

😂 How is your history?

@Canwepleasehavefun1

4 ай бұрын

@@Eireannach23 gibberish

This is happening now because the DUP only crashed the Northern Ireland Assembly due to the North's Economy doing much better than the rest of the UK and that proved Brexit was a failure. So the UK Government under Boris Johnson got the DUP to crash Stormont in February of 2022, to undermine the North's economy. Now that there a huge strike and the North's economy is failing as badly as the rest of the UK, the DUP can go back into Stormont. The SF First Minister post and the 2007 Foot and Mouth Style border on the Irish Sea are Red Herrings.

@LL-vk9zc

4 ай бұрын

The North's economy isn't doing better than the rest of Ireland - maybe a better measure.

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

@@LL-vk9zc No..... Ireland didn't vote to leave the EU and the economy of Ireland has done very well despite Brexit, as there has been a massive push away from the Uk marketplace and Ireland has now become one of the UK's largest global markets.

Martin McGuiness 🥰🥰🥰 ( Sinn Feinn ) 🥰🥰🥰🇬🇧

The boots on the other foot now ha ha

Maith thú Mary Lou. These packages are just a snippet of reparations.

Everything is always about money

@jjefferyworboys8138

4 ай бұрын

Correct, now get on with life.

Mary Lou is such a wonderful output of the wef young leaders program.... climate correctness and plantation 2.0, she's just great for éiRe. Her and Richie are team swab no doubt!

@declanoneill8720

4 ай бұрын

No Irish unity, SF open border policy is destroying community's in the south, also targeting the Christian community's, Sf the people are seeing what's behind the mask, SF are no longer a nationalist party.

@mybigsasage

4 ай бұрын

sinn fein commies

@eoghangreene5728

4 ай бұрын

​@@mybigsasagethey seem very popular rn though? What gives?

@mybigsasage

4 ай бұрын

that was then not now @@eoghangreene5728

McDonald & O'Neill are impressive but look at with whom they are in contrast, Sunak and Varadkar. What do these 2 blokes have in common, apart from arrogance and ineptitude ? That said, McDonald's getting a bit ahead of herself, isn't she ? She's a in opposition. Sunak might be expected to talk to O'Neill but no McDonald.

Mother Mary ❤❤

@lindalonergan7887

4 ай бұрын

Mary moo!

#FREE IRELAND

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

Free England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, get the Irish 🇮🇪 out.

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

​@@hey12542you need to look at statistics, little Englander

The problem is, they are not paying the sort of attention this lady wants. Just as she ignores the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland, as it doesn’t fit her agenda. There are three groups in Northern Ireland, the people this lady represents, republicans that want unification, the smallest by far, but the most vocal and loudest with 19%. Unionists the largest and second loudest with 34%. Then the quiet, resolute, overlooked and historically massively persecuted by Dublin and Britain, Northern Irish, with 31%, who no one even mentions. Only one of these groups, republicans, are self-destructive enough to want unification and follow Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal down the road to oblivion. It's time the media understood this and stopped listening to the gas-lighting. If the Northern Irish decide to leave the UK, the European option that the European think tank advised, should be followed. Northern Ireland should join the EU as an independent state, therefore avoiding the depopulation, destruction and poverty unification would bring. Reverting back to the independent constitutional status that it had before the British invasion.

Can Sinn Fein ever stop talking about the UK?

@murpho999

4 ай бұрын

Yes when the UK gets out of Ireland. Simple.

@thomasfy4

4 ай бұрын

@@murpho999when the North vote for it. Imposing Irish nationalism doesn’t work. There was a 30 year war.

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@@thomasfy4And the more they keep going and digging the more they run the risk of re-egnighting something that doesn't need to be. Personally I think even if Ireland 🇮🇪 united they might be better off keeping those peace walls.

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@@murpho999NI is UK 🇬🇧 sovereign territory. NI is on the Island that the republic is also on but it is a completely separate territory. At least until a possible unification. So maybe Ireland should pull back and check itself and stop fighting with its neighbour.

@joanesp100

4 ай бұрын

Can the DUP ever stop whining about the union??

she’s a ‘hate speech’ flip flopper

This PM is a Coward.

Just as West Germany had to invest in the reconstruction of East Germany, the Irish Republic will need to invest heavily in N. Ireland after years of British neglect and centuries of exploitation.

@johns1600

4 ай бұрын

This is very true, the standards in Northern Ireland will need to rise but with a lower corporation tax and the Irish way of growing it can rise fast. One concern is the risk of domestic terrorism from unionist groups in a new united irelsnd, ppl in the south are not ready for the risk of a new nation of disharmony like this, the likes of the DUP do not seek to rationally move forwards easily.

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

@@johns1600 First I will address the economic issue first, Ireland has the IDA which in 2022 got over 250 multi-million dollar DFI into Ireland and in the first half of 2023 the IDA had got over 150 multi-million dollar DFI into Ireland. Between Dublin and Belfast there are 3 ferry ports, 3 container terminals, 2 long-haul airports, a dedicated motorway and railway and that doesn't include Larne/Rosslare/Cork/Shannon etc. The CAP payments will be back for NI farmers and there is €500 million in the Shared Island Fund. Many of the locations in Armagh and Down that are in the Dublin Commuter belt will see and increase in the value of their homes either to remortgage or to sell. Secondly, the idea that the loyalist paramilitary will do anything is pathetic as they are owned and paid for by the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. Without British Government assistance the UVF were just local thugs harassing induvial people or businesses.

@jameswingad3212

4 ай бұрын

What´s to exploit? The place and it´s people are nothing but a burden!

@user-xt2ge1qy7c

4 ай бұрын

@@chrimbus71 english people don't want them

@daraghdalton956

4 ай бұрын

We'll happily pay whatever price reunification costs, a financial burden is nothing compared to the sacrifices our ancestors have made for the last 800 years to free Eire froms England's grasp

📝 Summary of Key Points: 📌 Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald discusses the recent financial package from the UK to Stormont and the challenge of adequately funding Northern Ireland's public services and infrastructure. 🧐 McDonald believes that Irish Unity is within touching distance, citing Michelle O'Neill becoming the first Sinn Féin First Minister and envisions a united island in the next 10 years. 🚀 McDonald acknowledges the contrasting views of DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson but emphasizes that the future of the union and reunification will be determined by the democratic mandate of the people through referendums. 💡 Additional Insights and Observations: 💬 McDonald emphasizes the need for investment from the British government and highlights the contribution from the Irish government in developing the island's economy and attracting quality jobs. 📊 No specific data or statistics were mentioned in the video. 🌐 No specific references or sources were mentioned in the video. 📣 Concluding Remarks: Mary Lou McDonald discusses the financial package from the UK to Stormont and the challenges of funding Northern Ireland's public services and infrastructure. She expresses her belief in Irish Unity and envisions a united island in the next 10 years. McDonald acknowledges differing perspectives but emphasizes that the future of the union and reunification will be determined democratically. She concludes by emphasizing the importance of getting the executive back up and running and hopes for engagement from the British government on the issue of reunification. Generated using TalkBud

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

I'm interested to see how this all plans out.

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

She didn't really mention the development of the Irish economy as she didn't want to give any praise to the FF/FG Government for dealing with the Pandemic, Cost of Living Crisis, Budget Surplus and Brexit. She didn't mention Ireland's €500 million shared island fund set up for integration projects. She didn't mention Enterprise Ireland's hard working helping companies from both sides of the border deal with Brexit and increase the cross border movement of goods since 2021. She didn't mention the extremely hard work of the IDA winning over 250 multimillion dollar Direct Foreign investments in 2022 into Ireland and about 300 multimillion dollar Investments into Ireland last year. She didn't mention that all the things that Nationals voters say they are worried about in opinion polls in the North are what the SF South of the border harp on about..

@paulcronin3626

4 ай бұрын

​@@roryoneill9444blueshirt shill.

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

@@paulcronin3626 Go Michael Collins..!!!

Hopefully star trek is right.

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

Britain and even the UK as a whole is disunited politically, socially, culturally and linguistically. The poor political choices and decisions of Brexit have made the lack of unity ever clearer for the entire world to see. It's not just disunited, it's also completely imbalanced. Politically, it has devolved governments, but most of the power lies in Tory Westminster which has the UK at political loggerheads. These devolved governments squabble and fight amongst each other which details the disunity. Brexit was divisive and it shows how disunited the UK is with the occupied region called "Northern Ireland" and the country of Scotland voting No to Brexit. The UK is literally split down the middle in the Brexit debacle which makes it politically disunited. Furthermore, the UK isn't a voluntary union because Scotland is actively being denied another independence referendum post Brexit - this, again, makes it a disunited partnership + an imbalanced and undemocratic one. Welsh and Scottish independence is growing while talks of Irish reunification are on everyone's lips - this, again, demonstrates a disunited and imbalanced union. Socially, culturally and linguistically it is also divided and disunited as the different parts have their own culture and language. Brexit itself limits multiculturalism and encourages exclusive nationalism and nativism which in effect breeds racism and xenophobia (the very core of Brexit and Brexiteers). Great Britain was never united, but instead it's DISUNITED and IMBALANCED as well as UNDEMOCRATIC and UNJUST. And it's actively breaking up which is the ultimate win 😅

I laughed when she said "climate catastrophe". Did they change the meaning of the word catastrophe in the dictionary? Sinn Féin are part of that WEF thing and its lies.

Provisional Sinn Fein president. There are four Sinn Fein alignments. McDonald is in charge of the Sinn Fein with the most money and the most weaponry. That is why she matters.

Evading Nothern Ireland like Tories and their taxes.

".... There is nothingue but an election , to heal the woonds , and summon up the bloods ..." PM Franscis Urquhart . 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

"... Two of the praim ministers s closrst aides diesd today , Tim Stumper , the Chairman of the Conservative Parlamenterien Party , and missisz Kitty Alldridge soessiel politikell assisstant to praim minister Frenssis Urquhart , and there were other casuslties ...." 🥰🥰🥰🇬🇧 BBC reidio . 👏👏👏

As a scot sf are like our support woke bunch of wasters

What will Sinn Fein do to protect national health services in NI? What will happen to Motability Cars in the future?

@johns1600

4 ай бұрын

The health service in Northern Ireland is now significantly behind that in the south, for many years it was ahead. Life expectancy, standard of care etc show this. Is the southern system without flaw? No way, but it is getting better continuously whilst the nhs and the NI system in particular decline.

@lindalonergan7887

4 ай бұрын

​@@johns1600and 12000 homeless.

@hey12542

4 ай бұрын

​@@johns1600Is that the propaganda of the Irish media is it?

@yermanoffthetelly

4 ай бұрын

​@@hey12542No it's just comparing the published stats provided by the respective health services. It's not that difficult.

Alĺ I can see is moredivision ln the north At this moment she has played thewrong card Ulster unionists will be disappointed

Time to get over unification it’s never going to work they can’t agree to bringing in a pound of sausages. Face the facts we’re always going to be separate countries

@Londubh1

4 ай бұрын

😂

@eoghangreene5728

4 ай бұрын

Face the facts but with an uno reverse card mo cara

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

"Northern Ireland" is NOT classed as a country. It's a PART of a province in Ireland of which SIX counties are occupied. It's a manufactured failed statelet. It only exists through invasion, colonisation and partitioning of Ireland. It wasn't designed to last forever. Unionism is over.

macdonald the axe trying to convince the trees that she is one of them

Mary Lou McDonald should keep her nose out of British affairs.

Jerry Adams ( Martin McGuiness ) 🥰🥰🥰🇬🇧 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

Most unionists now have an Irish passport 😂

Not interested either way but, I do not think NI will become part of the rest of Ireland. It has to be voted on by the rest of Ireland and, why would they get involved?

@roryoneill9444

4 ай бұрын

Why????? A few reasons that were highlighted by recent events during Brexit and the Pandemic... eg an open border with plague island and the Uk government going to the North to encourage acts of sectarian violence as was seen in 2021 when David Frost met with the UVF leadership.

@bigmac201

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. And I'm Irish. Most don't care anymore.

@mjw12345

4 ай бұрын

I think many in the Republic don't care so much now that human rights, no electoral gerrymander, no B Specials butchering Catholics but if a referendum most in the ROI overwhelmingly would allign with the wishes of NI republicans.

@dpj1

4 ай бұрын

The prospect of the DUP in the Dail fills me with dread

Anything on the hate speech bill? And are England not supposed to be going to war soon 😂

Get in the queue Mary! Zelenskiy gets the cash first!

Go on mary

Tiocfaidh ár lá! 26+6=1

Unionists scrambling now to get Irish passports

Hey Mary: Southern Ireland is going through massive and extremely disturbing changes right now: better pay attention to what's being done right under your nose before worrying about the border.

Is she coming to Westminster?

@Eireannach23

4 ай бұрын

No, Planter.

This interviewer is very disappointing. How did she get a job? Rudely interrupting people - did she not learn manners when she was growing up?

Jesus, her voice is like nails on a blackboard

@raycorrigan3297

4 ай бұрын

Thats Sky for ya

From living in Ireland and north Ireland for the past 3 years, the infrastructure is much better in NI and things are far cheaper to buy in NI

@MiloAnglin05

4 ай бұрын

Not true 😂

@Irishman727

4 ай бұрын

Infrastructure is much better? Maybe 20 years ago but since then the south has far surpassed the north in that department, even building over-spec motorways that are never used by the amount of traffic they were built to accommodate.

@andykane9866

4 ай бұрын

NI is about 20 years behind the south of ireland