2022---a-hundred-years-of-partition-and-a-new-hope-for-reunification
The year 2022 marked a profound centenary: a century since the formalization of the partition of Ireland. For generations, the border has been a symbol of division, conflict, and "othering." However, as the 100-year milestone passed, the conversation shifted from the traumas of the past to a burgeoning, pragmatic hope for a unified future. The Century of Shadow
The next century will likely not be defined by the lines drawn on a map in 1922, but by the shared aspirations of a generation ready to move beyond them. The year 2022 marked a profound centenary: a
The "New Hope" mentioned in 2022 isn't just about a change in flags; it’s about the —a project of constitutional design. Organizations like Ireland’s Future have begun the heavy lifting of imagining how a merged state would actually function. The "New Hope" mentioned in 2022 isn't just
: The UK’s departure from the European Union placed Northern Ireland in a unique, albeit precarious, position. By creating a trade border in the Irish Sea, Brexit inadvertently strengthened the economic ties between North and South, making the idea of an all-island economy a lived reality rather than a political theory. By creating a trade border in the Irish
: Analyzing how the massive subventions currently provided by Westminster would be replaced by EU support and increased all-island productivity. The Path Forward
: How to merge the NHS-style system of the North with the HSE/Sláintecare model of the South.