Census2001

Sinn Fein’s seven goals towards unification?

Mick Fealty on April 7, 2012, 11:36 pm

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So, Gerry Adams has revealed the goals that will unify the island of Ireland. Can’t really argue with any of them, but all of them depend on petitioning the agency of others. Journal.ie has framed an article around a party presser on the subject: 1 To popularise re-unification as viable, achievable and in the best interests of all and to build consensus for this; 2 To encourage all non-unionist political parties and sections of civic society to become persuaders and …

Census 2001: a summary

Mick Fealty on January 3, 2003, 5:18 pm

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In July we argued that the potential for the census results effect a substantial change in the constitutional status of Northern Ireland was limited. But as we got closer to release of the actual figures, and even here at the Letter to Slugger O’Toole the speculation grew feverish at times. Reg Empey counseled caution, whilst Sinn Fein saw the anticipated declining numbers in the Protestant community, as a signal to unionists to accept the inevitability of unification with the Republic. …

Census begs political re-assessment

Mick Fealty on December 24, 2002, 10:30 am

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It seems that after the announcement Unionist commentators have been much quicker to print their analysis of the Census results than Nationalists. The Newsletter sees it as sealing the bottom line of the Union and Graham Gudgin concludes: Nationalist expectations of a future Catholic majority have risen so high it will take more than a single census to bring them back down to earth. Sooner or later, though, there will have to be a re-assessment. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor …

Cenus figures no longer relevant

Mick Fealty on December 22, 2002, 11:28 am

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Sunday journalists have the advantage over their daily counterparts of having a few days to pass by before they finally commit their copy . Tom McGurk in the Sunday Business Post, has had a few days to consider the wider picture around the Census and concludes: …the whole purpose of the new politics is to end the imperative of sectarian headcounts, indeed to begin the process of finally liberating the Irish body politic from the dysfunctional, post-colonial impact of Westminster, …