Irish Unity by Ben Collins sampler
Irish Unity is the first book to explore Irish reunification in the aftermath of Brexit which is written by Ben Collins who comes from a pro-British and Unionist background and has lived and worked across the UK. In this book Collins explains how he has come to favour Irish Unity. He uses his twenty years of experience working in political communications to give his insight on the current situation regarding the building momentum for Irish Unity, the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. In this book he sets out what it would take to win a Border Poll referendum and the importance of preparation in advance. Inspired by the momentum of the Scottish referendum and taking lessons from elsewhere, Ben Collins guides the reader through the steps needed from both sides that he believes will unite Ireland. Collins gives deep insight from a Northern Ireland perspective about how the financial, cultural and social ramifications could pan out for citizens in both parts of Ireland and how it would affect the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.
Irish Unity is the first book to explore Irish reunification in the aftermath of Brexit which is written by Ben Collins who comes from a pro-British and Unionist background and has lived and worked across the UK. In this book Collins explains how he has come to favour Irish Unity. He uses his twenty years of experience working in political communications to give his insight on the current situation regarding the building momentum for Irish Unity, the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. In this book he sets out what it would take to win a Border Poll referendum and the importance of preparation in advance.
Inspired by the momentum of the Scottish referendum and taking lessons from elsewhere, Ben Collins guides the reader through the steps needed from both sides that he believes will unite Ireland.
Collins gives deep insight from a Northern Ireland perspective about how the financial, cultural and social ramifications could pan out for citizens in both parts of Ireland and how it would affect the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.
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timeline of key events<br />
26 June 2000: IRA arms dump inspected.<br />
1 July 2001: First Minister of Northern Ireland David Trimble<br />
resigns over lack of decommissioning.<br />
10 August 2001: Northern Ireland Assembly suspended for 24 hours.<br />
11 September 2001: terrorist attacks on New York and<br />
Washington DC.<br />
21 September 2001: Northern Ireland Assembly suspended for<br />
24 hours.<br />
16 October 2001: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland<br />
announces that the RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) will be<br />
renamed the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) as part of<br />
Patten Report recommendations.<br />
18 October 2001: Unionist Ministers resign from Northern<br />
Ireland Executive.<br />
23 October 2001: IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.<br />
25 October 2001: work begins on dismantling British Army observation<br />
towers in South Armagh.<br />
2 November 2001: David Trimble fails to get sufficient Unionist<br />
support to be re- elected as First Minister.<br />
4 November 2001: new Police Service of Northern Ireland comes<br />
into being.<br />
6 November 2001: David Trimble secures sufficient support to be<br />
re- elected as First Minister and Mark Durkan is elected as Deputy<br />
First Minister.<br />
14 October 2002– 7 May 2007: Northern Ireland Assembly<br />
suspended.<br />
7 October 2003: Cory Collusion Inquiry releases final reports.<br />
26 November 2003: Northern Ireland Assembly elections. DUP and<br />
Sinn Féin become two largest parties for the first time.<br />
28 July 2005: IRA announces end of its campaign and promises full<br />
decommissioning of all its weapons, to be witnessed <strong>by</strong> clergymen<br />
of Protestant and Catholic churches.<br />
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