Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin must offer a united Ireland blueprint, not just calls for a border poll

Mick Clifford says constitutional debate should prioritise practical planning, reconciliation and public concerns over political rhetoric

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland first minister Michelle O’Neill speaking to the media at Leinster House ahead of constitutional change bill debate this week. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

Everybody is talking about a united Ireland. Or so we’re told. Among the young, they talk of little else. Or so we’re told. 

The only thing stopping a march to the reclamation of the fourth green field is Micheál Martin, standing Canute-like against the tide of positive nationalism washing across the country. Or so we’re told.