Suzanne Harrington: Irish reunification may be looming into view

A bright green Ireland is on the cover of The Economist, with a zip illustrating the border: “A united Ireland — could it really happen?” Crikey. Could it?

The Economist, generally more cautious than a senior citizen at traffic lights on an eight lane highway, seems to think it’s a possibility. But before we start painting the remaining red letterboxes green, it urges restraint: “It would not be an easy process.”