Towards a United Ireland

Northern Ireland’s 18 MPs were allowed to attend committee meetings in the Irish parliament from Thursday. Meeting in the Dail committee room the group on Irish and Northern Irish MP’s met to discuss the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to date. The offer to attend the Dail committee sessions was extended to all Northern Ireland MPs, however all unionist MPs declined the invitation while all republican MPs readily accepted. While the Northern Irish MPs will not have voting rights within the Dail the are invited to participate in discussions. Northern Ireland Agricultural Minister Michelle Gildernew said:

 

“We would like to see further work ongoing in Dublin to give us and our constituents in particular the right to be represented in our national parliament,” she said.

 

This very well may be a first step towards a united Ireland.

Sources: BBC