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Mary Lou McDonald: The question is not whether we can afford reunification. It is whether we can afford partition.

On the recordJuly 21, 2026
The question is not whether we can afford reunification. It is whether we can afford partition.
Said by
Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin
Source
rte.ie

Editor's note · Context

Arguing for the economic benefits of Irish unity.

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