Two Clear-Eyed Views Of Ireland’s Future
One of Ireland’s most contested questions is examined here through the strongest arguments for and against unity. Clear-eyed and thought-provoking, this is a valuable read for anyone wanting a sharper understanding of what constitutional change could mean on both sides of the border.
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Two Clear-Eyed Views Of Ireland’s Future
One of Ireland’s most contested questions is examined here through the strongest arguments for and against unity. Clear-eyed and thought-provoking, this is a valuable read for anyone wanting a sharper understanding of what constitutional change could mean on both sides of the border.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Follow Irish politics and the future of the island with close attention
- Want the strongest arguments on both sides of the unity debate set out clearly
- Care about Northern Ireland, the Republic and what a referendum could really mean
- Prefer rigorous, challenging nonfiction that resists easy answers
The prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voters on both sides of the Irish border may soon have to confront for themselves what the answer to a referendum question would mean - for themselves, for their neighbours, and for their society.
Journalists Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride examine the strongest arguments for and against unity. What do the words ‘united Ireland’ even mean? Would it be better for Northern Ireland? Would it improve lives in the Republic of Ireland? And could it be brought about without bloodshed?
O’Toole and McBride each argue the case for and against unity, questioning received wisdom and bringing fresh thinking to one of Ireland’s most intractable questions.
- About The Author
- Fintan O'Toole MRIA is a columnist with The Irish Times and advising editor of the New York Review of Books. His many books on Irish history, politics, society and culture include We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. He has been awarded the European Press Prize, the Orwell Prize for Journalism and the Robert Silvers Prize for Journalism.
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- ISBN
- 9781802050356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Royal Irish Academy, (20 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 156 x 234 mm
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