Laura Harmon: A united Ireland referendum is possible before 2030 but we must plan now

Failure to plan by the Irish Government for future constitutional change, as allowed for under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, is an unacceptable shirking of responsibility

Senator Frances Black, comedian Tadgh Hickey, Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor, equality activist Laura Harmon, founder of Ballyhaunis Inclusion Project Owodunni Ola Mustapha, and Ireland’s first female Baptist minister Rev Karen Sethuraman. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

As the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement approaches, it’s appropriate for us to look to the future and see what an integrated, reunified Ireland would mean for the citizens of this island.

A lot has changed since 1998. Northern Ireland voted by 56% to remain in the European Union in 2016. Support for a border poll has grown among voters in Northern Ireland since 1998.