{"product_id":"for-and-against-a-united-ireland-paperback","title":"For and Against a United Ireland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFintan O'Toole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFor and Against a United Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned journalists Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride provide an accessible and measured approach to the polarized debate about Irish unification.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voters on both sides of the Irish border may soon have to confront what the answer to a referendum question would mean-for themselves, for their neighbours, and for their society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalists Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride examine the strongest arguments for and against a united Ireland. What do the words \"united Ireland\" even mean? Would it be better for Northern Ireland? Would it improve lives in the Republic of Ireland? And could it be brought about without bloodshed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Toole and McBride each argue the case for and against unity, questioning received wisdom and bringing fresh thinking to one of Ireland's most intractable questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFintan O'Toole, member of the Royal Irish Academy, is a columnist with \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e and advising editor of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e. His many books on Irish history, politics, society and culture include \u003cem\u003eWe Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been awarded the European Press Prize, the Orwell Prize for Journalism, and the Robert Silvers Prize for Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam McBride is the Northern Ireland Editor of the \u003cem\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e newspapers. He also writes on Northern Ireland for \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a former Political Editor of the \u003cem\u003eBelfast News Letter\u003c\/em\u003e and has made a BBC film about the Northern Bank robbery. He is author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eBurned: The Inside Story of the 'Cash-for-Ash' Scandal and Northern Ireland's Secretive New Elite\u003c\/em\u003e and is a regular broadcaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53387113496909,"sku":"9780268211189","price":59.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/hgrJsjxEl19780268211189.webp?v=1771440728","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/for-and-against-a-united-ireland-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}