The US president said he would "love" to see a united Ireland and suggested it "may as well happen now" because it is "going to happen eventually". So what prompted his unexpected intervention, and could it have any impact on the debate over Ireland's future?We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project.
The US president said he would "love" to see a united Ireland and suggested it "may as well happen now" because it is "going to happen eventually".
So what prompted his unexpected intervention, and could it have any impact on the debate over Ireland's future?We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project.
See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism.
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The US president said he would "love" to see a united Ireland and suggested it "may as well happen now" because it is "going to happen eventually". So what prompted his unexpected intervention, and could it have any impact on the debate over Ireland's future?We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism.
See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism.
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