"The debate on the past cannot and should not be reduced to whataboutery or who started the conflict in an attempt to apportion blame. It is not a zero-sum game. It is more important than political point scoring."
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"The old conservative state in the south is gone, swept aside by marriage equality & repeal. Pride is now the largest political demonstration in Belfast. When the referendum result was announced in Dublin, from the crowd a sign was lifted that simply said, ‘the North is Next.'
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'We face into Brexit and the possible imposition of a hard border against the will of the people of the North. The nationalist vote is growing. Modernity beckons and change is all around. And that is the thing with politics - as with life - change happens.'
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"There will be a unity referendum and our job is to build the biggest possible majority for it. To build and demonstrate a vision of a united Ireland for all."
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'If the people choose unity, then the British government is obliged to legislate for it. It was alarming too when Theresa May in the Brexit debate states that no British Prime Minister would consider changes to the union. That ship sailed in 1998.'
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'The truth is that since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the British government is obliged to act on the vote of the people in a unity referendum. Following a successful unity referendum there will need to be a period of transition and agreement.'
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'One of the areas of common agreement with the Brexiteers, the Irish government and the EU is that the common travel area must and will continue regardless of Brexit. That means the ability to travel and work between our countries will continue.'
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'There is no doubt that the current British government’s dependence on the DUP makes this a mighty challenge. But a new conversation has started, north and south. The deal between the DUP and Tories will be a footnote in our shared histories. With Brexit as its only legacy.'
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"We had an agreement [for Stormont] in February, we had accommodations. Arlene's words this week, that the GFA can be amended for Brexit: that's not happening, that's not happening"
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"Theresa May needs to stop giving shelter to the DUP. They are hiding in Westminster. There is no popular purchase for their position in NI, but clearly there is in Westminster"
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'I'm disappointed though not surprised that neither May nor [Karen Bradley] have a deep understanding of Irish affairs, and they've placed the relationship with the DUP above all else. But I'm an optimist. The leaderly thing to do is protect GFA in its entirety'
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