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Mary Lou McDonald warns issue of Irish unity is ‘not going away, you know’
Mary Lou McDonald’s bill would require a Green Paper within 18 months and create a 99-person Citizens’ Assembly on Irish unity.
- On Wednesday, the Dáil debated the Planning for Constitutional Change Bill introduced by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to mandate proactive preparation for Irish reunification, with the Irish Government set to oppose the legislation in an evening vote.
- The bill calls for a Green Paper within 18 months and a 99-person Citizens' Assembly. McDonald argued Britain faces "unprecedented pressure" amid post-Brexit shifts and pro-independence first ministers now leading Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin rejected the legislation as "not credible", claiming it relies on a "one more push" approach that failed repeatedly over 100 years. He insisted the government's Shared Island initiative offers a more practical path for reaching across divides.
- Sinn Féin described the vote as a "political test" for coalition parties after the Irish Government secured agreement to oppose the measure during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting. Some Fianna Fáil members privately signaled willingness to support if granted a free vote.
- Nearly 30 years after the Good Friday Agreement, proponents argue the political landscape has irreversibly shifted. The debate underscores ongoing constitutional tensions and the future status of Northern Ireland within the Irish state.
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Mary Lou McDonald warns issue of Irish unity is ‘not going away, you know’
A policy of ‘one more push’ and hoping for an unpopular government in London will achieve nothing, Taoiseach Micheal Martin said.
·Great Malvern, United Kingdom
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