Ahern: Border poll on united Ireland should be held in 2028

Ahern: Border poll on united Ireland should be held in 2028

Bertie Ahern: I don't like the idea of 'border poll', because it is an issue of sovereignty and how it will happen. File Picture

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that a border poll on a united Ireland should be held on the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The former Fianna Fáil leader said that while a referendum on a united Ireland is not "for now", the right time to have one would be in 2028.

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