After years of deadlock, EU and UK leaders have declared a historic reset in their relations as they reach an agreement on Northern Ireland called the ‘Windsor Framework’. Naomi and Tim unpick the details of what is in the deal on Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangements, intended to resolve the dispute over the so-called Protocol that came into force in 2021. What’s the story with red and green channels? Why is everyone talking about the “Stormont Brake”? Will this finally be enough to get the Democratic Unionist Party back into power sharing? And why on earth was the British king involved? You’ll find the answers to all these questions and more in this fresh-off-the-press Brexit update.
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Gloves off, Washington to the rescue! Brexit update
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It’s return of the clowns as Naomi O’Leary and Tim Mc Inerney dissect the latest Brexit drama and speak to Congressman Brendan Boyle, whose cutting criticism of the British government went viral after the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared it would break international law. Where are we, how did we get here, and what lies ahead? We sum it up ahead of a crunch week in the talks between the European Union and Britain that have extremely high stakes for Ireland.
Featuring original music by Michael Fry, who is @BigDirtyFry on Twitter.
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Returning diaspora, repeat referendums and loyalists in a United Ireland: it's a listener questions episode!
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The Irish Passport is opening up the floor to listeners in this episode, and taking questions on everything from recent Irish political history, to life as a returned member of the diaspora.
Several people got in touch with practical questions about a United Ireland. Is the republic prepared for the possibility of loyalist violence? And would people born in Northern Ireland still be able to claim British citizenship in a unification scenario? Naomi O’Leary and Tim Mc Inerney delve into the history of countries that broke off from the British empire to ask what we can learn from precedent.
Is it true that the Irish people were told to vote again after rejecting the European Union Nice and Lisbon Treaties? We speak to the Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration John O’Brennan and discover the complex truth of an argument often used in the Brexit debate.
A listener in the United States who is Irish by descent got in touch to say he was considering a move to Ireland, and would like to hear from people who had already done the same. We hear from people who moved to Ireland as adults and discover the country through fresh eyes: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful.
Special thanks to everyone who responded, including: Tadgh Jenkins, Shana Slow, Kevin from New York, Kath O’Meara, Stevie Nolan, and Guy Le Jeune.
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The second installment in two episodes bringing you the voices of those with the most at stake as a disastrous No Deal Brexit threatens the island of Ireland. Naomi O’Leary and Tim Mc Inerney speak to Orla Smyth, a businesswoman who has invested everything she had in building Belfast’s thriving Kaffe O coffee chain, only to see the prospect of tariffs, the plummeting pound and delays at the border threatening all she has worked for. A man whose house is a mile from the border tells us what it was like growing up in militarized South Armagh and how the prospect of a return to the past drove him into activism. And border integration expert Caitríona Mullan talks us through life in a cross-border household, the work that has gone into building networks across the dividing line, and how she sees people reverting to old coping mechanisms from the time of conflict to deal with the atmosphere of uncertainty.
Part one of two episodes bringing you the voices of those for whom the Brexit stakes are highest. You can listen to part one here: https://www.theirishpassport.com/podcast/s3-episode-7-where-the-brexit-stakes-are-highest-part-1/.
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With the threat of a cliff edge Brexit posing extremely serious consequences for the island of Ireland and the border, we bring you the voices of people with the most at stake. Featuring a doctor in Derry who is worried about his patients getting their essential medicines, young people in Belfast facing changes to their rights, and people who rely on a peaceful open border in their daily lives. We hear from Irish News security correspondent Allison Morris on why the Brexit uncertainty and talk of a hardened border has emboldened dissident republicans, with an increasing pace of shootings and bombings over recent months. Tim Mc Inerney sums up the chaos and shenanigans in Westminster so far, and the government’s predictions of riots and shortages in the case of a No Deal. Naomi O’Leary describes the view from Belfast’s loyalist Shankill Road, where she went to interview former paramilitaries about their dissatisfaction with the peace, why they hate the so-called “Backstop”, and the real risks of a return to violence they see now.
This is the first in a two-part episode focused on the voices of those for whom the Brexit stakes are highest. You can listen to part two here: https://www.theirishpassport.com/podcast/s3-episode-8-where-the-brexit-stakes-are-highest-part-2/
Season 3 of The Irish Passport podcast is made with the kind support of Biddy Murphy, online sellers of genuine Irish goods. Check them out on www.biddymurphy.com.
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