Will Northern Ireland have a government again?

So a deal is done, but how did we get here?
Before Brexit, Northern Ireland and Great Britain shared the same trade rules as the Republic of Ireland. No trade borders between any of them.
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But leaving the EU meant a whole new agreement was needed for goods travelling across the borders.
Last night, DUP leaders debated a new deal focused on concessions made in Westminster, not by the European Union. Five hours of talks later - they said ‘yes’.
After almost two years Northern Ireland might have a government again.
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[@philipbaker8707]

The first thing the public want is to STOP PAYING MPs who wont go to work. Its that simple, the choice we all have is go to work and get paid or don't go and don't get paid. Once these egoist have to find their own money to pay their own Bills, they might focus on the duty of their EMPLOYMENT. The PUBLIC are sick and tired of paying people who don't provide the service they are paid too.

[@Boghopper9999]

To be fair, they should pay the ones who are willing to go to work but can't due to the structure of the good Friday agreement

[@anniegrath1417]

@@Boghopper9999 The same GFA that was voted in overwhelmingly by a very large majority in NI ?? Please respect democracy and move on. You people become so tiresome.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@anniegrath1417 where was the democratic vote in the partition of the six counties? A reason why the other 3 kept out...... you are partionist in your thoughts........ definitely not from the north......not even an Irish person at all

[@anniegrath1417]

No I’m English, but I respect the GFA!

[@natenae8635]

@@jackietreehorn5561Partition isn’t some type of illegal act if it happened before the 60s. Furthermore more separatism doesn’t work like that. The whole country votes on whether a small part gets to leave. Please explain what law was broken in the partition and why Ireland if it disapproved agreed to the Anglo-Irish treaty, which enforced the partition.

[@christianmccann9400]

One island one Ireland !

[@KimPhilby203]

And Live in a third world dump ..no thanks

[@joanesp100]

Let a bunch of narrow minded bigots run the province??? Yeah okay!!!@@KimPhilby203

[@mrtbag2730]

​@@KimPhilby203 Educate yourself.

[@user-hy8cl6zb7f]

​@@KimPhilby203 like the north isn't a kip

[@andrewdaws7275]

Diversity anyone?

[@conormorgan6280]

Can I just say what an absolute pleasure it is to be Irish and to be alive now at this point in history.

[@lervish1966]

Clover hat

[@davidhunt6922]

There will never b a United Ireland

[@CrackaPackify]

​@@davidhunt6922don't worry son, you'll have a vote like the rest of us and you can change that like a mantra then

[@lervish1966]

@@CrackaPackify A space alien invasion is imminent and will stop any vote.

[@johndevoy5792]

it'll happen anyway! @@davidhunt6922

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

It's time for Unionists to start taking a hard look at their identity. If they claim a right to the land and a right to remain there, then its time they start calling themselves Irish and forget all the rubbish about being part of the UK. A United Ireland would be an Ireland for all. The Republic is no longer as doggedly Catholic as it once was, and it poses no threat to Protestants. Likewise, Sinn Fein are socialists and have nothing to do with religion anymore. we need to grow up and move on and get this country on track together.

[@georgebisacre9413]

Logic doesn’t go far in NI

[@natenae8635]

So it’s ok for Nationalist to acclaim their Irish identity in the UK but Unionist must abandon their identity in a United Ireland. Hypocritical much 😅

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@@natenae8635 "So it’s ok for Nationalist to..." Not much of an analogy. Now if Kilburn was a part of Ireland, it might stand up but it isn't. Even the proudest-of-her/his-Irish-ancestry in Britain are still Brits, without being too sensitive about it, if you've been in a place for 300 - 400 years, that twice as long as Australians/Canadians, you do have to be taken into account.

[@leaedt7614]

Jamie Bryson is not credible as a wee hard man with his Mickey Mouse voice.

[@colmmcdonnell6256]

He can’t say the letter R he keeps saying zero but it comes out of his bitter mouth as Zeo it’s hilarious watching this idiot trying to start the troubles again

[@spongebob7258]

Mickey Mouse has Jamie Bryson watch

[@colmmcdonnell6256]

the letter R is out of his reach

[@bootsymad9101]

I but have you ever seen him stamp on a wheelie bin?

[@ardri31]

*weach ​@@colmmcdonnell6256

[@andrewjones-productions]

The way Jamie Bryson speaks is very reminiscent of the rhetoric of the Unionists under the late Reverend Ian Paisley. In other words, he sounds like a relic of a bygone age and just goes to show how out of touch the Unionists are. I thought Alex Kane spoke well, but I don't agree with him regarding the timing of the unification of Ireland. It is going to happen sooner than he thinks. Thanks in part to Brexit, or more specifically, the legacy of it, the situation of Northern Ireland with one foot in and foot out of both the UK and the EU is unsustainable. The only real solution is for Northern Ireland to unify with Ireland. Support for that to happen has been steadily growing in Northern Ireland long before Brexit anyway. The UK voice in the support of Ukraine in recovering the Russian annexed territories, especially Crimea will be all the stronger if the UK does away with its own annexed territory of another country.

[@deanodog3667]

Succinctly put !!

[@hetty43]

You clearly don’t understand Northern Ireland. Most people want to remain in uk. In fact the government in London is that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Look at the front of a British passport for yourself. The vote to leave the European Union was a uk vote not a regional vote. There will be opposition if there is any attempt to break up the uk.

[@CelabWilliams-gb6rm]

@@hetty43it’s for sure someone from the republic that wrote that comment.

[@deanodog3667]

​@@hetty43most people?? Sinn feins the largest party and the first minister is an irish Republican, MOST PEOPLE as you put it voted to remain !!

[@didyeaye2481]

​@@CelabWilliams-gb6rm exactly, a south county Dublin "west Brit". They are insufferable.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Those in the six countries in the North of Ireland who want to remain part of the UK, it’s not out of love but for the benefits they get from the UK. Hypocrites.

[@ianmccuaig9867]

Scotland wants the same deal

[@shiva_productions]

Scotland will do Ireland a huge favour if they leave.. Once the union starts breaking up, and I think it will, it'll have the way for a United Ireland.

[@davehogan6401]

DUP like a disfunctional family at Christmas dinner.

[@Boghopper9999]

A family where every member is 'the weird uncle' 😋

[@Irishman0855]

@@Boghopper9999😂😂😂

[@sayitasitis100]

The games up and the more discerning of the unionists know that, Sammy Wilson’s signing more Irish passport applications than Mary Lou 😂

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Wee Sammy Irish when holidaying in Europe to skip the immigration queue lol pulls out Irish passport

[@joanesp100]

@@jackietreehorn5561 He does like like a fat leprechaun!

[@sayitasitis100]

@@jackietreehorn5561 singing Amhran na bhFiann 😜😂😜

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@sayitasitis100 in Irish means sunbathing in a nudist french beach

[@christopherodare1014]

With a general election due No more DUP and a united Ireland

[@lervish1966]

Shrit

[@gottmituns813]

It's time for reunification!

[@Vvv-1690]

Good Friday agreement is dead

[@anonymousaardvarkinnigeria8721]

yes, reunify Ireland with Britain!

[@andykane9866]

Good luck trying to convince 7.4 million peope in the republic ​@anonymousaardvarkinnigeria8721

[@oconnor80]

@@anonymousaardvarkinnigeria8721🤡

[@irishpride2993]

😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@anonymousaardvarkinnigeria8721

[@jackwilliams4641]

I'm Englishman and the only thing I can say. Keep this peaceful, respectful and democratic. But regardless, two woman in power is amazing!

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@ Jack Williamson "I'm Englishman and the only thin..."McDonald's still in opposition, she's not in power. Despite my interest, I'm not over the detail. Is Sinn Fein overplaying the gender politics bit ?

[@slynskey333]

Two very amazing women

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@@slynskey333 "Two very amazing wo..." Sinn Fein doing remarkably well, now. Absolutely on the nose in the Republic not too long ago. Perhaps O'Neill offers an better face for the Party than Adams.

[@Whizzy-jx3qe]

Bryson and Jim Allister have nothing to offer the people of N Ireland. Donaldson big mistake was aligning himself with Allister and Bryson.

[@davekeating.]

The last sting of the unionist wasp...

[@fcb9950]

​@@davekeating.Wasp being very appropriate

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Alister is a vile man, spitting venom at everything Irish.....at least paisley progressed

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

It's an absolute disgrace that the British government has negotiated with a minority party from Northern Ireland. Is it any wonder that Nationalists and Catholics feel discriminated against. This would not have happened in either the Welsh or Scottish assemblies. These people should have had their salaries withdrawn until the Northern Ireland assembly was properly composed. Then the British government could have negotiated with the properly constituted representatives of the assembly. What happens next time? More negotiations with minority parties?

[@georgebisacre9413]

I agree that this is far from satisfactory but it was the bast that could be done in the circumsatances

[@natenae8635]

The GFA decided how this dysfunctional system works don’t blame the UK government because the DUP wants to be payed for no work. I agree these slackers should get minimum wage anytime they boycott.

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

@@natenae8635 Northern Ireland is a failed state. It's continuing existence has only been possible because successive British governments have been accomplices in appalling discrimination against the Catholic or nationalist community. The GFA was a means of bringing a form of peace to the six counties but doesn't guarantee the future. The UK government has a duty to treat all sides fairly and without discrimination. I only hope the Irish government does the same!

[@thetwoboyos8366]

True.. It almost encourages the second party to collapse the assembly in order to get concessions... And a two year full pay break from work....🤔🤦

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

@@thetwoboyos8366 exactly. Like training pavlov's dogs.

[@MuonRay]

Woah look out lads Jeffrey Donaldson is actually going to get up in the morning and have to go to work! No more tendies, sauce and fries for him!

[@user-jc4lb5mm7x]

They will find some excuse not to join the power sharing.

[@veggie42]

Labour silent on northern ireland...

[@franksheekey8096]

How much has the DUP been paid ?

[@UNSKIALzPSN]

Ironically they were paid some dark money to campaign for brexit, which is what caused this whole mess!

[@Sayitlikitiz101]

The only reason that the UK is clinging to NI is because of nostalgia or a bygone empire. NI is effectively the last major British colony. Many of the Brits who are loudly and rightfully screaming "Free Palestine", should also clamor for the reunification and the end of centuries of occupation, humiliation and discrimination of Ireland. Why should the descendants of colons unwilling to adapt to their birthplace and integrate. or give up their privileges be accommodated?

[@benjaminwinchester3408]

Nonsense it’s the residents of Northern Ireland who choose to keep the province within the UK, there was more unionist votes in the last election, and they are leading by quite a way in the polls right now.

[@Simalacrum]

The entire Good Friday Agreement was designed to allow for a framework towards reunification if there is a majority consensus for it in Northern Ireland - there isn't. The opinion stated by OP is the basis upon which the IRA conducted The Troubles for 30 years to attempt to force Northern Ireland to reunify, which only caused hate, division and suffering for all people involved, Unionists and Republicans alike. Their statement communicates a distinct ignorance to the history behind the Northern Irish situation.

[@6Tghma]

​@@benjaminwinchester3408 North of Ireland will be returned to the rest of Ireland. The UK is dead. Empire gone never to return. Loyalism is so stupid its beyond words.

[@riddlingrymer]

There is a peace process in place. We will get a vote in time. It's all laid down. We just need the politicians to get on with it.

[@johnmc3862]

As Boris said about the Hong Kongers they would be welcome anytime.

[@Ronny.81]

I’m still waiting for Jamie brysons voice to break

[@rapier1954]

For all his bluster Donaldson didn't get much. It is just window dressing and it means the DUP knows their time is nearly up.

[@anak7535]

Irish people need to unite

[@odunadhaigh]

The issue isn't with the Irish but rather with the dwindling British majority in Northern Ireland, the worst of whom hate the growing Irish minority there, leading to slogans such KAI (kill all Irish) in some housing estates. The larger jurisdiction on the island consists of 26 out of the 32 counties, and for all its faults, the people there are not disunited, in any real sense, although there isn't as much mixing between white, black and Asian Irish as ideally there could be.

[@1conor]

The DUP don't see themselves as irish

[@Carolinel673]

@@1conoryes but the English see them as Irish ☘️ lol . Me wee mammy was Irish ☘️ from C Mayo I’m from PARKHEAD Glasgow & I live in little Ireland 🇮🇪 Coatbridge in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I can’t believe I will see the reunification of Ireland 🇮🇪. I FEEL IT .

[@highvolumepls]

Jamie has finally arrived at Puberty, congratulations

[@jonathanfell688]

A United Ireland is inevitable. The DUP are a last gasp. No one in Britain gives any attention to Ulster unless it feels like violence might be a problem.

[@gitser2003]

I'm sure the Unionists will come up with an excuse to change their mind before the weekend.

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

They will,but not as soon as that,but soon nonetheless. Sad part is they want to believe the uk can change eu laws just to suit them,but they can’t. Not too long ago the Europeans re-examined their way of trading with uk and with Northern Ireland and it highly unlikely they’ll change it.at least not for a bunch of extremist yesterday’s men like the unionists.But there is another door the dup would be terrified of and that’s the door to the south (re-unification) The eu has torn apart the Tory party more than once…and it’s been clawing at the tories since Brexit. It may very well do the same to the unionists,but on a more serious level.

[@paulritchie5868]

Just make sure there’s enough orange juice when they have meetings.

[@oliw3664]

Too late for the DUP to save their seats, I suspect.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

The DUP wanted Brexit and the DUP were in a coalition government with May and then Boris, the DUP got Brexit done. Now the DUP should suffer what they have worked for.

[@veggie42]

Yep 2017. May and noris Johnson held up Brexit by not going for a deal for brecit in 2917 why vote before a deal and not after?

[@paulritchie5868]

Boris got nothing done,we just walked away with no deal and the conservatives couldn’t care less about abandoning the north of Ireland.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

@@paulritchie5868 there was a deal, it's just it wasn't a good deal and it was never going to be a good deal. Leaving the EU means you don't get all the good stuff like export markets for businesses to sell to.

[@davidmurrell5143]

A reasonably popular opinion, in the comments, is that NI should rejoin with the Republic. Do we know if the majority of the people in the Republic actually want Northern Ireland back? No disrespect to the Northern Irish, but it has been a bit of a headache for the rest of the UK for most of the latter half of the 20th century and recent years some of the things which caused those headaches seem to be bubble under the surface. I can't imagine that the militant parts of the Unionists will just roll over, does the Republic really want to deal with the anger of militant Unionists?

[@NorrehLlain]

It's wildly popular in the republic. I don't think you understand how much the British government is to blame when it comes to things going wrong in Northern Ireland. Brexit is the most obvious and recent example, ripping up our peace process in the name of dogmatic euroscepticism. They're the headache on the rest of the world... and the rest of the world knows it.

[@NekroStevo]

A headache for the UK because there is no peace without liberation. United Ireland is going to undo a great wrong.

[@user-sm9jy2jm1i]

I can almost guarantee a lot of those unionists will not be able to stomach living in a united Ireland . They'll be coming your way. Enjoy 👍

[@cian_dali]

There is definitely a majority in favour of unity in the south. Always has been and continues to be. I think it’s impossible because of the militant unionists and it’s not worth a return to violence. There should be long term commitment to working together and smoother relations instead.

[@davidmurrell5143]

@@user-sm9jy2jm1i Why would they? Northern Ireland was formed because part of Ireland did not want to break away from Britain. They didn't want to leave during the Trouble, indeed it was militant Unionists who started the Troubles. British troops originally went into to Northern Ireland to protect Catholics from Protestant attacks. Sein Fein isn't the only NI party that was the political arm of a terrorist organisation, and good percentage of the recent violence and threats have come from the Unionist side. I don't think they are any more than the IRA, just going to accept being ruled by what they see as a foreign power.

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

LoL, They have a lot to catch up on, and a very short window of opportunity to do it in before the next Assembly Elections. The General Election will only add to the woes of the Unionist Community and perhaps add to the enthusiasm of the Nationalist one somewhat. But it will be the Assembly Elections that will provide the true picture of the state of Northern Ireland.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

Sinn Fein already talking about this bringing a United Ireland closer and the Assembly hasn’t even met.

[@paulritchie5868]

Has anyone bothered to ask if the south want them…oh that would be fun and games if it happened,can’t see the guards patrolling east Belfast 😂😂😂😂

[@lervish1966]

Can't wait for the funding from England to stop.

[@niallmartin9063]

Could we do "good neighbours" and "friends" first, before we go charging off down the "constitutional question"? Just sayin'

[@michaelmcginn7260]

About time they grew up.

[@lervish1966]

I agree - vote DUP

[@6Tghma]

Unite Ireland 🇮🇪

[@alexkat8297]

Funny voice that Bryson chap

[@cmsacademy1673]

Nobody in Britain thinks of nothern Ireland. They should be part of Ireland and then we can get on with things as they are messed up here

[@bid84]

Irish here, We don’t want the north! It’s a basket case.

[@BarerRudeROC]

@@bid84 Irish here who isn't a west brit. Yes we do want it, we don't abandon our own.

[@gearoiddom]

@@BarerRudeROCI think we need to sit down and do some sums. With big numbers. “Our own” is going to cost more than we have.

[@eannamc]

I’m fed up of hearing about this “wee country” - the only thing politicians in NI do well is give you a headache. Can we relegate this non news to the back pages where it belongs

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Bout time they got back getting paid full wages very well for sitting on their arses for 5 years

[@nigeljohnson9820]

Calibrate the agreement, get it signed, just don't tell anyone the details. Anyone else think this will unravel when the details are published?

[@davekeating.]

If the deal don't unravel, the DUP might. Opening gambit in Jeffrey's reelction campaign later this year?

[@McConnachy]

Never understood loyalism, sycophancy to kings, queens and lords, English nationalism and a culture of hate, because that's exactly what it is. For any pre judgemental comments, I'm a Scot, Presbyterian, Gaelic speaking.

[@johnsometimeswrong8742]

As a southern Irishman i have looked at N.I. for 49 years and fail to get the unionist position to this day,ii think their dilemma has bred to a culture of hate or just distaste of the Irish...i remember meeting a ptetty unionist girl in a Belfast hotel 20 years ago ..i tried to chat her up, she asked me where i was from i replied " Kilkenny"( a county in Ireland there are only 32 znd every 10 year old knows them all ) she said she had never heard of it.....The Girl was a pharmacist,so well educated..either she had activley avoided learning of the counties of Ireland or didnt want to acknowlage their existance...she went on to refer to Ireland as Mexico( south of the border)...which i thought was quite funny😂

[@McConnachy]

@@johnsometimeswrong8742 Hey, they even hate the Scottish now, unless they have adapted to the Ulster English nationalism, which 99.9% of us havent

[@ChlopskiStyl]

The unionist position is set on being an enclave of British love, royalism and identity, but outside of the pompus classes of the UK, Royal family and Conservative party nobody cares about them in the UK or thier complaints. They live in thier own pre colonial world that is shrinking by the year.

[@niallsheehan474]

@@johnsometimeswrong8742sorry to here that I met one about thirty years ago and spent the afternoon carpet munching .

[@McConnachy]

@@johnsometimeswrong8742😂 I live about 500 miles north of you and I’ve heard of Kilkenny! I’ve been to Cork on holiday, really enjoyed, folk were so friendly to me 👍

[@billyoreilly9116]

I've read a few comments about Ireland being Ireland United as one and thats good great but if we don't grow as an island and stop abortion in our island im sorry to there will be no Ireland and no Irish language or people...

[@corkboy4523]

Yes, cos every Irish woman that gets pregnant these days has an abortion!😂😂😂

[@bid84]

Abortion is here to stay. Remember the referendum?

[@ivtch51]

Great news. Civil government has returned. It was great to get an overarching view from Alasdair the Unionist. I hope they eventually meddle through.

[@IBSSnape]

That was quick, only took them 2 years. /s

[@fToo]

a really ill informed introduction from Matt - he really should learn the basics before pontificating about NI

[@Evemeister12]

What was the ill informed aspect of the intro?

[@djsmithe]

Does anyone understand what going on in the UK?

[@ianinkster2261]

Hopefully Stormont is put away or transformed into something minimalist. As a Scot I am quite envious of this ability to suspend devolution without the sky falling.

[@nerd26373]

We will always support this channel. They're always one of the best.

[@michmunroe.9196]

Who's we, we're not all a stupid as you 🥴

[@SlavaBanderastan]

😂 Brainwashed with too much fluoride son

[@michmunroe.9196]

KZbin scumbags are you hiding my comments 🤨

[@SlavaBanderastan]

@@michmunroe.9196 yes they are. If you got the wrong message (the truth) it's insta deleted

[@anglodoomer5995]

Leo Varadkar or Rishi Sunak. Some choice that is.

[@maul_grab]

The incompetence of our own government never ceases to amaze me

[@deanodog3667]

Why doesnt wee jamie grow a set and canvas for his own party??

[@colmmcdonnell6256]

He’s too busy dealing

[@spongebob7258]

He’s an idiot

[@dessy76]

He wouldn't get elected.

[@MrBagpipes]

Did you see how many votes he got when he did stand for election? 🙈😂😂😂

[@gerardflynn7382]

​@@MrBagpipesNo, did anyone?

[@paulreilly1695]

Now listen here Jeff we know you like Bryson but give him a good kick to one side and tell him to tell Jim Alister to stop crying and to not be getting upset when the referendum his home 🎉

[@widervision710]

Nothing to do with the failure of the Brexit dream? Thank you Nigel & BJ......

[@Boghopper9999]

I think you meant Brexit Fever Dream 😋

[@22mac22]

Nobody got brexit,everyone is getting globalism,wake tf up

[@22mac22]

Brexit is all in ur head....its globalism ur getting now!

[@davidgraham3102]

I have failed to see even one benefit of Brexit, I’m a unionist from NI but voted remain. There’s just no way this could’ve ended well for both sides and the DUP should’ve seen this coming.

[@robertmotyka133]

Could England just let Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales decide what is good for them?

[@odunadhaigh]

England has no democratic authority to do anything. Only the British government in Westminster has that. All of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have their own internal governments and in the case of Scotland there was a referendum in 2014 in regard to its becoming an independent country.

[@66556086]

Time for the planters to go home.

[@onemanandhisdog]

Time for you to get with the times

[@66556086]

@@onemanandhisdog I am. If the wee Brits don't want to be in Ireland, go home.

[@bothi00]

​@@onemanandhisdogright, and plantations and settler-colonialism are of the past. Brits go home

[@66556086]

I'm am go home invader give us our land back.

[@charlessmyth]

There is the opportunity for the voters of Northern Ireland to be the tip of the spear and agree to the concept of voting for representatives who are capable of forming a government to which they not held hostage. If they persist with the status quo, that's what they'll be stuck with, so have only themselves to blame :-)

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Unfortunately ni always votes for green or orange and two always will be majority in government

[@finbarrmcgrath1686]

“Our best revenge will be the laughter of our children” Bobby Sands MP.

[@Julian_Wang-pai]

I often feel substantially enlightened after watching C4 news items, especially so after watching this one. Thank you Gary, Matt et al 👏🙏

[@jonathanfell688]

Jamie Bryson is the Tommy Robinson of Ulster.

[@PapaVorPutin]

I never understood the Unionist. You like your know nothing masters in London? Consider yourself Irish but, march around with the Union Jack and want to remain tied to a failing UK. Talk about an identity crisis.

[@onemanandhisdog]

Off you go to your wannabe masters in Europe then and see how you get on

[@SlavaBanderastan]

They are a planted settler. Divide and conquer

[@garethpaul8136]

Maybe your just not the brightest spark🙄 l will keep it simple to help you understand, if you live in Scotland you could be classed as Scottish, if you lived in Wales you could be classed as Welsh, if you lived in England you could be classed as English , if you lived in Northern Ireland you could be classed as Irish or Northern Irish, now these four nations collectively are joint and come under the banner of the United Kingdom , the flag of the combined United Kingdom is the Union Flag 🇬🇧 hence why inhabitants of each of these four nations may "march around with a union jack" and as for the UK a failing nation I think you will find it's a much superior nation in many ways ( complete with its own air force and navy) compared to the likes of the republic of Ireland which is wholly dependant on the European Union to keep afloat, perhaps the above could be a few of the reasons why so many Republic of Ireland citizens move to the UK including for better lifestyle and career prospects and why Northern Ireland Unionists want to remain tied to the UK. Hope you now have a broader mind focus and a better understanding. 😉🇬🇧

[@georgebisacre9413]

Hope this works out but I can hear “No Surrender” coming into this History and Nostagia go a long way in NI

[@dessy76]

Who elected the pipsqueak? That's right, nobody.

[@maryjoyce7520]

Mary why does your party says no restrictions on immigration??

[@mjw12345]

Thanks - very informative. Away from Ireland for about a century but this got me up to speed. 'Formal' unification is become a non-issue for me now as human, civil rights of all is guaranteed, their is 'parity of esteem', a Border exists mainly for cartographers, Belfast is become as Irish as Galway.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

By the look of it! It seems that the matter is on the way to being solved. This could be the situation which leads to going back for NI for Governance.

[@johnosullivan815]

As a Southeren Irish man and fg man I don’t want a 32 Ireland because sf will brake. The hole county of Ireland north and south we in south can’t afford to have the north sf are dreamers

[@mikeystorm275]

Pound shillings and pence.

[@patscott8612]

7:49 Michelle on top of Geoffrey. Interesting 🤔

[@contentedbuddha]

Troika always wins

[@kevinwilliams1768]

as a foreigner I hope this happen . Next country should be Scotland .

[@outdoorsy01]

No. Sinn Fein will get only get so big before they start with the negative war talk and fight talk. Negative negative negative its no wonder Sin Fein has nearly zero support

[@andrewbrown3818]

Why interview an unelected Jamie Bryson?

[@dessy76]

Hes a VIP in his mind.

[@sayitasitis100]

A high pitched squeaking rat is a rarity on television these days, usually David Attenborough’s domain 😂😂😂

[@outdoorsy01]

2:15 my point exactly. We're now hearing Sin Feins name on the media again, and heres the start of the fight talk. Notice nothing positive in the slightest. Negative negative negative little Irish man

[@mariamatusiewicz4280]

One Ireland and that is the Republic of Ireland. There is no such thing as Northern Ireland.

[@dmcg6074]

Can the shin feiners be trusted to keep their heads down and not wind up the other side or will they celebrate this as a victory for their side

[@larrykavanagh5197]

It is a victory for Sinn Fein, they are now the largest political party in Northern Ireland. Why shouldn't they celebrate? Unionists would.

[@dmcg6074]

@larrykavanagh5197 because they have the power now so should use it wisely and fairly and not inflame things, show maturity, if they want a united irela d it has to be inclusive

[@larrykavanagh5197]

@@dmcg6074 haven't they already pronounced that they will represent all the people of Northern Ireland without discriminating. It's unfortunate that Unionists/Loyalists didn't do that rather than create an apartheid state which led to the troubles. Sinn Fein are still entitled to aspire to achieving a United Ireland and have a mandate from the electorate to pursue that goal while Unionists have a mandate to preserve the Union and have been striving for that cause too. That's democracy and when the referenda on unity eventually happen the people from both North and South will have their democratic choice. That day is approaching more rapidly because of the divisive nature of Brexit which Unionists supported. Unionists thought that Brexit would ensure their place within the Union and further separate North & South and they celebrated the leave result despite the fact that the majority in Northern Ireland wished to remain. They even pursued a hard Brexit opposing the wishes of the electorate in Northern Ireland. They shot themselves in the foot and Sinn Fein capitalised as any astute political party would. If the Northern Ireland Assembly gets underway with a Sinn Fein First Minister Sinn Fein will be entitled to celebrate but unfortunately I foresee some more stumbling blocks ahead when the small print in the amended Windsor Framework deal proves unpalatable to some staunch Unionists.

[@Anrirua]

Congrats to the DUP on laying down their terrorist obstructionist ways and allowing law abiding democrats across the political spectrum to fulfill their mandates and assume their seats in Stormont. What a shower of paper tigers...

[@charlessmyth]

It's for voters not to give them a mandate to exploit :-)

[@declanmuldoon2047]

Not before time, now it's time for a Free Palestine.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@theWatcherIsOnline]

About time. Get back to work.

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

2:46 I think I am now also a unionist. ❤😍

[@Nonya-pi4rz]

FREE IRELAND! IRELAND IS OURS!

[@lervish1966]

Free Willy

[@lolly1811]

In the same way that eradicating the SNP will not remove the drive for Independence. The power sharing agreement of Sinn Fein won’t lead to reunification. People fail to understand there’s a significant portion of the electorate that is growing, who identify with neither side.

[@PaulMuzik]

Jamie Bryson is a joke😂😂

[@pontifexcrocdylus2716]

Even if NI breaks away from the UK, it's not a given that they will choose to join the Irish Republic

[@positivelynegative420]

NI needs a subvention from the UK government to the tune of ~£15bn per annum. Are you suggesting they could survive as an independent nation state?

[@davidwalters4906]

You on the 💊 they can move back to England they x that place

[@MrBagpipes]

Only twice since the invention of N. Ireland has it put more into the UK Exchequer than it has taken out. Do not underestimate the determination of Unionists to live off the sweat of the Englishman's brow.

[@padruigmacrodain]

But they won't go for independence either, they have been asked plenty times and have spoken a resounding no.

[@ralphkane2425]

In the GFA the only options are union with Britain or reunification with Ireland. Independence is not an option.

[@RowanSheridan]

Gary Gibbon brilliantly captures the essence of the latest political developments, delivering them with exceptional clarity and insight. His summaries are not only informative but also deeply engaging.

[@user-vk2qw8fs7l]

When hades freezes over.

[@brachiator1]

A lot of discussion, but no real or useful information.

[@papi8659]

It will be Teresa May's deal rehashed .... silly brexit nightmare continues

[@piglex1]

The way Blair's Britain has declined, I'm not suprised. Better off out of it.

[@Irishman0855]

A nation once again🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@user-vq9fc6sy6c]

Teddy wants its head back

[@inout3513]

Ulster Says we're fucked

[@eugenefarrell1002]

We want our ( ULSTER) Field back...and it is coming home 1Nation.... IRELAND.

[@davekeating.]

Would ya settle for an Ulster fry?

[@paulreynolds7103]

​@@davekeating.I would! 😊

[@davekeating.]

No need for the Bull McCabe. Rashers Tierney gave his life for Ireland. We can win them over with our Clonakilty black pudding and porter.

[@ultanbeare]

​@@davekeating.Dame good fry

[@padruigmacrodain]

We already own 39•78% of that field; it's called Cavan, Monaghan and County Donegal.

[@75YBA]

Today Stormont, tomorrow the Dáil.

[@johnmc3862]

Deal or no Deal lol.

[@RickyRyan718]

Irelandstan now, Irish or British are now a thing of the past🤙

[@angusmckenzie9622]

A bit like Taiwan, let's not have another war. Status Quo.

[@125fluff]

Give Ireland BACK to the irish

[@onemanandhisdog]

Good luck with that one Mohammed

[@paranoidmarty]

NO SURRENDER🇬🇧👍

[@dom8065]

Why isn't Michelle O'Neill speaking on this report. She would be the first minister of Northern Ireland. I'm from the Republic but this is more for the North than for us. I think Mary Loe should keep her place down south where she was voted and let Michelle do her job unhindered.

[@NekroStevo]

SInn Féin is an all Ireland party, and Mary Lou is the party leader. Michelle O'Neill was speaking with other news agencies at Stormont simultaneously.

[@Wolfe-Tone-]

It's making quite a strong political statement. Like mentioned above, Sinn Fein is showing the people of Ireland (both Republicans and Unionists) that they represent everyone, on both sides of the borders and are showing full unity in their party to show they can 100% govern a United Ireland if they are allowed to

[@johnpgallagher2206]

100 per correct or like same at chrismass dinner table