> My understanding is that the Irish motherland has always been wary of outright reunification. Yes, there is a lot of concern in the ROI about how the Irish

> My understanding is that the Irish motherland has always been wary of outright reunification. Yes, there is a lot of concern in the ROI about how the Irish state would fund everything, especially if it would be necessary to deploy military. Ireland has a minuscule military (neutral, non-NATO etc), and obviously is a much smaller economy than GB. However, there is talk that the EU would support reunification. > They’re also a bit leery about having the DUP as a political party. Exactly. As I understand it, the DUP would have a larger influence the the Dail (Irish parliament) of the theoretical reunified Ireland, than they do in Westminster. Since they are a reactionary, conservative party, which doesn't exist in the ROI today, it's certainly a concern. The attitudes and situation has changed a lot in recent years, especially because of Brexit. Here's a good read: https://old.reddit.com/r/northernireland/comments/uar1yc/any_other_protestants_having_an_identity_crisis/ https://old.reddit.com/r/northernireland/comments/uar1yc/any...