Northern Ireland 2125?

I am not convinced that a unitary state might not get over the line anyway.

But the compromise could be a fereral solution with no toxic terms like NI. Both unionists and nationalist accept the term ulster so a fedral system with ulster which has no baggage as a council seems to be compromise.

People who are insisting that one a UI cant be a unitary state, and two the toxic term NI must carry through in a UI are the ones that aren't compromising.

Whats your obsession with the toxic term NI be carried through to this new UI state. You just admitted it has a toxic history. Unless your an exclusionary partionist you would have no problem with the term going in abew federal state.

Ulster has 9 counties. Why cant a fereral system work on the provinces? Ulster is a term that both nationlists and unionists share and excludes noone and doesnt have jurisdictional toxic baggage. Surely if a fedral state was the compromise a council that excludes noone with no toxic history is the obvious solution.

Brand them as you like but alot think the the term NI does excludes them and it obviously has toxic baggage. It is very rational that it will go In a UI, even in a UI fedral system compromise solution.

Best of luck convincing the voters of Cavan Monaghan and Donegal that a federal system is a solution.

Proposers of a federal system might remember that partition was originally sold as a temporary 'solution' and look how that worked out.

It is not often I would agree with FrancieBrady but interfering with Cavan Monaghan and Donegal would not work in a U.I.

Ulster includes those counties as you very well know.

The federal solition would include N.Ireland. That would be the only way to entice at least some unionists in to a U.I.

Even at that, it would be a struggle, there would be many issues to be resolved and discussed.

Would'nt it be better for everyone if as many people as possible were on board to a U.I. if it were to (a) have a chance to get over the 50% line and (b) have lasting peace.

No. You being a typical S.F. follower, want everything your way. No compromises. Goodnight. I have other things to do. Even though I am a southerner, the more I think about it the more I think unionists would be 100% right not to have any discussions on a U.I., or to have anything to do with it.

Better causes like this?

https://mydup.com/news/investment-in-local-bands-welcomed

Loyalist area, as in the people who are loyal to the King? Who speaks some irish when he visits here and can speak Welsh.

People will call it by the irish name if speaking irish or the English name if speaking English. Private bussiness can sell in whatever language they want. The Derry/Londonderry is noting to with the language it is todo with the name.

As noted already, it would be different if the language had not been weaponized by republicans.

As I showed you earlier, ^^ that is arrant nonsense and is a Unionist/Loyalist whinge with ZERO basis in the reality of what happened in NI.

The suppression of the Irish language has been Unionist policy since partition when the new Northern Ireland government excluded Irish from schools, public life, and broadcasting.
Irish was not taught in most state schools, and funding for Irish-language education was blocked.

The 1923 Education Act (Northern Ireland) gave local authorities control over curriculum — they often banned Irish from being taught or refused funding to schools that wanted to offer it.
Teachers who tried to promote Irish sometimes faced disciplinary action or loss of posts.

Irish place names and bilingual signs that existed were removed or Anglicized.
The government promoted a vision of Northern Ireland as exclusively British, with English as its only public language.

BBC Northern Ireland gave little or no airtime to Irish programming.

Irish cultural organizations (like the Gaelic League/Conradh na Gaeilge) operated, but with no government support, and often faced social stigma in unionist areas.

Funding for Irish-medium education or cultural centres was virtually non-existent.

The Northern Ireland Office (under direct rule from London) gave very limited support, mostly to avoid controversy and as still happens even here on boards.ie to avoid offending Unionists.

After agreement in the GFA, Unionist parties, blocked or delayed Irish language legislation for decades, arguing it was divisive or political.

And what do you mean 

" The Northern Ireland Office (under direct rule from London) gave very limited support, mostly to avoid controversy and as still happens even here on boards.ie to avoid offending Unionists." 

What are you on about, is the Northern Ireland Office supposed to give grants to boards.ie to promote Irish? If people spoke Irisk then boards.ie or at least a large part of it would be in Irish. Instead, the owners have taken the correct commercial decision to keep it English only : they do not want to make it 50:50 like your -some would say ugly and political and divisive - signs in P.U.L. areas.

Did you think 'boards' was your starter for ten to sledge hammer in some nonsense to the conversation?

Quite clear what it means. The NIO was afraid to fund because Unionists would be offended. The same way you and others here think Unionists should be appeased because they might be offended.

You say Unionist parties, blocked or delayed Irish language legislation for decades, arguing it was divisive or political.

Unionist brain dead strategy again, they thought they could supress a language - and took action legislatively (that's making it 'political' BTW) and otherwise to do that from the beginning of their sectarian one party statelet - they failed rather magnificently and spectacularly to achieve it.
That you have bought into their whinge that it was 'The Shinners or a band of young fella's wot started it' is no surprise, you are a sponge for their propaganda.

You did not answer the questions. You cannot deny the language is weaponized and it is sad you take delight in insisting the language is put in to P.U.L. areas : it is not used for navigational purposes which is what signs are for, but used to taunt.

Of course you being boards.ie most prolific politics contributer will come back and in another post with more insults about "Unionist brain dead" and yet more accusations "I am a sponge for their propaganda" etc.

How many times in the Kneecap film was it said that "Every word of Irish is a Bullet for Irish Freedom", and given thousands of signs are being erected, do you not think that is too many bullets against someone not firing back yet? Yes or No.