Dublin can no longer treat Irish unity as a distant aspiration

The force lay in the symbolism. The parliament buildings at Stormont stood as the citadel of Protestant unionism. This month’s elections have left Sinn Féin holding sway in Northern Ireland’s assembly. The discomfort reaches well beyond unionism. The rise of the party that served as the political voice of the IRA also challenges the old order in the south.

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