The centenary of Northern Ireland - with Prof Brendan O'Leary by Inside Politics published on 2021-02-11T15:00:28Z This year marks the centenary of partition on the island of Ireland. The official commemoration takes place in May, but what were the key political and legislative events that led to the establishment of Northern Ireland? On today's podcast, Hugh speaks to Brendan O'Leary, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, who last appeared on this podcast to discuss his three-volume A Treatise on Northern Ireland. He talks to Hugh about the creation of Northern Ireland, how its structures have changed in the past 100 years and what preparations for a referendum on Irish unity should look like, if there is to be one. Genre News & Politics Comment by user776271143 As a munster man I won't bank on the republic voting yes if it means North is given more incentives than other regions or cities. 2021-02-15T15:24:48Z Comment by Zorin001 Its a pity you didn't have more time to go into the PR changes in 1929, that one was actually directed at cutting off the growth of the NI Labour Party at the knees rather tan Nationalism. 2021-02-12T14:46:45Z
