In this final episode, the team are in Belfast and Dublin to find out if and how a united Ireland would work. Chris Buckler takes former MPs Michelle Gildernew and Ian Paisley to the Irish Parliament, where they get the views from politicians there. A panel of experts also discuss the practicalities and pitfalls of any future united Ireland. The two co-hosts reflect on the last few weeks of their podcast journey.

In this final episode, the team are in Belfast and Dublin to find out if and how a united Ireland would work. Chris Buckler takes former MPs Michelle Gildernew and Ian Paisley to the Irish Parliament, where they get the views from politicians there. A panel of experts also discuss the practicalities and pitfalls of any future united Ireland. The two co-hosts reflect on the last few weeks of their podcast journey.

Episode 8 - Come Together

Borderland – UK or United Ireland ?’ podcast will ask key questions about the shape and timing of any potential referendum on Irish unity and what all of this could mean for politics and society – both locally and across these islands.The BBC’s Chris Buckler is the podcast’s lead presenter and the series will be co-hosted by two high-profile former politicians, Ian Paisley and Michelle Gildernew who will act as advocates for different views of the future and help facilitate discussion about them.The podcast will include multiple views and voices, including those with no settled view on what Northern Ireland’s constitutional future should be. The series will explore and discuss the practicalities of any referendum and why it’s worth hearing and talking about.

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Borderland – UK or United Ireland ?’ podcast will ask key questions about the shape and timing of any potential referendum on Irish unity and what all of this could mean for politics and society – both locally and across these islands. The BBC’s Chris Buckler is the podcast’s lead presenter and the series will be co-hosted by two high-profile former politicians, Ian Paisley and Michelle Gildernew who will act as advocates for different views of the future and help facilitate discussion about them. The podcast will include multiple views and voices, including those with no settled view on what Northern Ireland’s constitutional future should be. The series will explore and discuss the practicalities of any referendum and why it’s worth hearing and talking about.

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