{"id":160635,"date":"2025-11-26T12:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/160635\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:34:10","slug":"donegal-county-council-calls-on-government-to-prepare-for-a-united-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/160635\/","title":{"rendered":"Donegal County Council calls on Government to prepare for a United Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donegal County Council will call on the government to prepare for a United Ireland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The motion – which received unanimous support – was brought by Sinn F\u00e9in Councillor Gerry McMonagle, calling on Donegal County Council to ask Government to prepare for a United Ireland\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was seconded by Sinn F\u00e9in Councillor Jack Murray and subsequently passed by the council.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sinn F\u00e9in County Councillors Jack Murray and Gerry McMonagle with Padraig Mac Lochlainn, TD<\/p>\n

“The conversation about a United Ireland is progressing, thanks to the efforts of various groups and initiatives, including Sinn F\u00e9in’s Commission, Ireland’s Future, the SDLP’s New Ireland Commission, Gaels le ch\u00e9ile, the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Good Friday Agreement, and the Shared Island Initiative,\u201d Cllr McMonagle said. “Donegal County Council this week passed a motion proposed by me and seconded by Cllr Jack Murray, acknowledging that Irish reunification is an objective of Bunreacht na h\u00c9ireann and that there is a growing national discussion about constitutional change.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The motion also noted that the Good Friday Agreement provides for unity referendums and that the Joint Oireachtas Committee report, ‘Perspectives on Constitutional Change: Finance and Economics,’ recommended establishing Citizen Assemblies and other forums, a designated Joint Oireachtas Committee, and a Government Department for planning constitutional change, all with cross-party support. It is now time for action.”<\/p>\n

The Council will now write to the Office of An Taoiseach, urging the Irish Government to plan for Irish unity by: Establishing all-island representative Citizens’ Assemblies for informed debate and a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Irish Unity for careful planning; Producing and publishing a plan for Irish unity in collaboration with civic society and key stakeholders; Engaging with Northern Protestant and unionist opinions regarding Ireland’s future; Working to secure a date for the unity referendums outlined in the Good Friday Agreement.<\/p>\n

Funded by Local Democracy Reporting Scheme<\/p>\n

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