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Sinn Féin Urges Urgent Irish Unity Referendums by 2030

4/21/2025

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During Easter commemorations, Sinn Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill passionately called for urgent referendums on Irish unity within this decade. McDonald declared, "We are living in the end days of partition," as she urged action for a border poll by 2030, marking a crucial turning point for Ireland's future.

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During Easter commemorations, Sinn Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill passionately called for urgent referendums on Irish unity within this decade. McDonald declared, "We are living in the end days of partition," as she urged action for a border poll by 2030, marking a crucial turning point for Ireland's future.