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Could we ever end up with a United Ireland?

Ahead of Pat Kenny's move to weekends at the beginning of March, we've delved into the archives t...

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10.30 9 Feb 2026


Could we ever end up with a United Ireland?


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10.30 9 Feb 2026


Ahead of Pat Kenny's move to weekends at the beginning of March, we've delved into the archives to bring you some of the best pieces from his dozen-and-a-half years of mornings on Newstalk.

Ireland and Britain’s relationship is as intertwined as it has so often been violent and traumatic. In these Divided Isles, the award-winning author and journalist Philip Stephens charts the dramatic century since the political leaders David Lloyd George, Michael Collins, Winston Churchill and Éamonn De Valera alongside those of millions of Irish emigrants.  

With the complicated relationship between Ireland and Britain, could it ever end up with a United Ireland? All to discuss with Philip Stephens - Writer, Historian and Author of 'In These Divided Isles'.


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