Gerry Adams is about to make an official comment on the Brexit result, with a press conference imminent.
The Sinn Fein leader tweeted just two words this morning.
Interesting times.
— Gerry Adams (@GerryAdamsSF) June 24, 2016
In a Sinn Fein newsletter sent this afternoon, Adams briefly addressed what Britain’s vote to leave the European Union means for Irish people.
“The people of the north of Ireland, nationalists, republicans, unionists and others have made it clear at the polls that they wish to remain in the EU.
“It is not acceptable that the north of Ireland will be taken out of the EU against its wishes.
“A referendum on Irish unity is now the only sensible path to ensure prosperity, progress and equality for everyone on this island. Irish Unity is in everyone’s interests”.
He concluded by asking people to share this video of Matt Carthy, the Chairman of the Sinn Fein All-Ireland project, which had been uploaded to the party’s official Facebook page.
“I am asking you today to please take a moment and share this video from Matt Carthy, part of our All-Ireland team of MEPs, across your social media”.
“The only way we can respect the wishes of the people of the north is down to a united Ireland”, Carthy comments in video.
The Facebook post reads:
The British Government has no mandate to drag the north of Ireland out of the EU. It has no mandate to re-erect border controls between north and south.
Irish interests are being actively and gravely damaged by the decisions taken in England.
The north of Ireland has voted to remain in the EU. The British Government cannot now negotiate on behalf of people there to exit the European Union.
A referendum on a United Ireland is now a democratic imperative and it is incumbent that the Irish Government and all Irish nationalist parties support this demand. To do anything less would be to betray the best interests of the Irish people.
Research shows that uniting the 32 counties could significantly increase economic growth for both sides of the border.
A study entitled ‘Modelling Irish Unification’, officially published on March 22nd, found that economic integration of the North and South would potentially boost the economy by over €30 billion.
Study Shows United Ireland Could Boost Economy By Over €30 Billion https://t.co/4C6scReCPh pic.twitter.com/AJKCHB5lek
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) March 22, 2016
