Northern Ireland & Irish Unity

A United Ireland, achieved by consent has the real potential to benefit the people of the entire island economically, politically and culturally.

We will therefore work towards achieving this in a spirit of mutual respect of and by the two parts of the island and based on a foundation of Social Democratic principles.

Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol has stimulated increased interest in a United Ireland, but we are still missing a roadmap for how to get there.

In Government, we would support the creation of a Citizens’ Assembly on Irish Unity and the future of the island.

Supporting the unification of our island will be an important objective of the Social Democrats in government, and we will ensure any Programme for Government we negotiate will include deliverable commitments to advancing this project.

Find Out More

You can read more about our policies and principles in our Northern Ireland policy document, linked below.