United Ireland
Nationalist political goal
United Ireland refers to the political goal of unifying the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland (currently part of the United Kingdom) into a single sovereign state.
The concept has been central to Irish nationalism since partition in 1921: Sinn Féin continues to campaign for a united Ireland.
Support for unification varies across communities, with unionists opposing and nationalists favoring it.
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- tricolourFlag of three colors
cultural heritage · Easter Rising · 1916 · Fenian · IRA · resistance · Collins · national anthem
Restoration of friendly relations
- Good Friday Agreement1998 Irish peace accord
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
power-sharing · coexistence · compromise · mediation · conciliation · decommissioning · peace process · bridge-building
Government by elected officials
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- Good Friday Agreement1998 Irish peace accord
- WestminsterLondon's political center
devolution · referendum · unionism · loyalism · Home Rule · power-sharing · Sinn Féin · constitutional
Restoring divided unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- constitutional changeRevision of founding law
transition · harmonization · convergence · joint authority · consent
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
tricolour · cultural heritage · Easter Rising · 1916 · Fenian · IRA · resistance · Collins · national anthem · Celtic
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- Good Friday Agreement1998 Irish peace accord
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
accord · power-sharing · coexistence · compromise · mediation · conciliation · decommissioning · peace process · bridge-building · healing
republicanism
Government by elected officials
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- Good Friday Agreement1998 Irish peace accord
Westminster · devolution · referendum · unionism · loyalism · Home Rule · power-sharing · Sinn Féin · constitutional · sectarianism
reunification
Restoring divided unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
constitutional change · transition · harmonization · convergence · joint authority · consent
United Irelandpartition
Barrier separating spaces
Northern Ireland · status quo · Good Friday Agreement · devolution
United Irelandloyalism
Allegiance to established authority
unionism · United Kingdom · British rule · British sovereignty · Home Rule
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