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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Rachel Lavin

    When is the time to trigger a Border poll? (opens the original)

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    Every so often a politician will say that the time is right for a Border poll, triggering a flurry of debate, opposition and support. The pattern was repeated recently by British prime minister Andy Burnham, who rejected it saying: “That is one issue that will be off the table,” and then US president Donald Trump saying it would be a “great thing”. Yet British, Irish and American politicians of a different era anticipated this behaviour. Those who masterminded the 1998 Belfast Agreement

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Rachel Lavin

    Irish unity tracker: the poll of polls (opens the original)

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    How close are the polls to the majority required in support of Northern Ireland leaving the UK to trigger a Border poll? The 1998 Belfast Agreement, the landmark peace deal, stipulates that a Border poll – a vote on Irish unification – should be triggered if at any time it “appears likely” to the Northern Ireland Secretary of State that “a majority of those voting would express a wish that NI should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland”. Ultimately

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Rachel Lavin

    Supporters urge Spanish PM to spurn US request for extradition of Palestine aid donor (opens the original)

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    Scores of actors, musicians, academics, authors and campaigners have written to the Spanish government urging prime minister Pedro Sánchez to reject the Trump administration’s request to extradite Fergie Chambers. Chambers, an American multimillionaire and pro-Palestine donor, had been living in Dublin for year before being arrested while holidaying in Ibiza on July 10th. According to his legal team, US authorities want Chambers extradited to face charges of money laundering, suggesting his f

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Rachel Lavin

    After Belfast burned: What happened to immigrant families whose homes were attacked? (opens the original)

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    On the evening of Tuesday June 9th, Michael was at home with his family when a brick came through the livingroom window, shattering the glass of their terraced home in east Belfast and just missing his three-year-old son. “My child was standing in the livingroom,” says Michael, who asked for his name to be changed out of fear for his family’s safety. “He got nearly hit by a brick in the head.” The riots began a few hours earlier in response to an incident the night before – a Sudanes

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Rachel Lavin

    Dozens of families left homeless after Northern Ireland race riots, data shows (opens the original)

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    At least 88 families were forced out of their homes as a result of Northern Ireland race riots in June, either through burning or local intimidation, according to figures supplied by housing authorities. As of the beginning of September, fewer than half – 39 households – had been rehomed in temporary accommodation elsewhere by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). Of the remaining 49, a spokesperson for the NIHE told The Irish Times it “does not have information” on how many did

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