The Irish government is to assess a possible united Ireland for the first time, Reuters reports. According to Politika, Dublin is setting up a special body to prepare expert groundwork for discussing the island's future constitutional arrangement.
Ireland has been divided since 1921, when Northern Ireland remained in the United Kingdom and the rest of the island became the Irish state. Irish nationalists seek unification, while unionists want to keep Northern Ireland in the UK. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement provides for a referendum on unity if a poll shows a majority would back it.
The Irish government will scope out the possibility of unity with Northern Ireland for the first time, Reuters reports. According to Politika, Dublin is setting up a special body to prepare an expert basis for discussing the island's future constitutional arrangement.