Mr McCartan congratulated the British working class, “who have felt greatly let down and betrayed for many decades”, on their positive Leave vote, adding that the CPI would call for Ireland’s own European Union membership referendum.
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Krauthammer then stated, “But the one thing I think that those who revel in this, and I understand why the British wanted to do it, it’s sort of it’s suppressed and it supplanted their own democracy, the most venerable in the world, is that I think it will lead to the break-up of the United kingdom”.
Its leader Gerry Adams, speaking outside Stormont, said the people in the North voted to remain in the European Union and argued that the British government now has no mandate to represent them in Europe.
“The people of the north of Ireland, nationalists, republicans, unionists and others have made it clear at the polls that they wish to remain in the European Union”, he added. “Sinn Fein will now press our demand, our long-standing demand, for a border poll”, national party chairman Declan Kearney said.
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RT: Northern Ireland is an extremely complex and volatile issue.
Being an EU Citizen carries certain benefits which with the Brexit vote we look like losing over the next few years.
During the referendum campaign, some Remainers argued that leaving the European Union would see a return to border checkpoints, but this was dismissed by Ms Villiers.
“The call for a border poll was as predictable as the flowers in May”.
RT: If Northern Ireland gets a referendum, how likely is the political landscape to change?
McGuinness is an Irish republican, and the goal of his Sinn Fein party is to reunify the island of Ireland.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said his officials are working on dealing with the impact of the UK’s referendum vote on the Irish farming industry.
Britain’s Out vote could see the introduction of border controls between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Sinn Fein, predominantly supported by Catholic Nationalists who remained part of the United Kingdom in a province dominated by Protestants after the Irish state secured independence from Britain in 1921, campaigned for a vote to leave.
“Yesterday, I addressed all EU Ambassadors to Ireland and outlined the government’s priorities for both possible outcomes of this referendum”.
Talks are planned for July 4 between the Taoiseach and the North’s First and Deputy First Ministers Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness when the North/South Ministerial Council meets.
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In the wake of the result’s confirmation, Taoiseach Enda Kenny convened an emergency Cabinet meeting and the Dáil will convene on Monday to debate the implications of the referendum.
