A century of partition has left deep scars, but 2022 may be remembered as the year the "border in the mind" began to dissolve. The hope for reunification today is characterized by a "New Unionism" and "New Nationalism" that seek to build a home for everyone on the island.
: The 2021 census results, released in 2022, confirmed a historic shift: for the first time, people from Catholic backgrounds outnumbered those from Protestant backgrounds in Northern Ireland. While religion does not strictly dictate political affiliation, it has diluted the traditional Unionist majority that once made partition seem permanent. A century of partition has left deep scars,
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. released in 2022
: How to merge the NHS-style system of the North with the HSE/Sláintecare model of the South. A century of partition has left deep scars,