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Varadkar Urges Border Poll Despite Reconciliation Challenges
10/9/2025
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- Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar criticized the government for creating an artificial barrier to a referendum on a united Ireland.
- He urged Dublin to plan for a border poll, contrasting with Micheál Martin's call for total reconciliation first.
- Varadkar said reconciliation may never be fully achieved but should not block unification, as budget issues and party conflicts persist.
