Should Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland unify as a Celtic Powerhouse?

Northern Ireland and Scotland getting independence from the UK individually, is plausible.

Despite all the talk about it, I really don't see a United Ireland in my lifetime.

Ireland re-unite and Scotland become independent

No, the debt we would have to absorb just for NI, is insane, not to mention changes with laws, road markings etc.

United Ireland is an expense we can't afford monetarily or culturally right now. Maybe 50 years down the road.

As for Scotland, Holyrood need to get around Westminster and become independent, however due to last attempt they still blocked legally.

We get deep fried Mars bars and Iron Bru, while the jocks get Club Orange and Stayto....

I think they'll be doing better from the deal

This is something I would have mooted before. No harm in looking at it as a model. If Farage & co get their hands in UK Govn't, things could unravel there quite fast. Farage is only interested in the UK and would hope the rest would, bugger off. It could have some umbrella type structure, maybe like how the Benelux countries worked, obviously under EU guardianship and financial support.

We already have irn-Bru here, and take make deep fried Mars bars, all you need is hot oil and a Mars bar, both also available here. So, what would be the point again?

A substantial part of the Scottish population is pro-Union, maybe a slight majority based on the 2014 referendum. Granted that was before Brexit, but the SNP lost half their seats in the 2019 Westminster election by banging the independence drum when people wanted to also talk about bread and butter issues. Surprisingly, Reform UK is making strong inroads in Scotland.

Scotlands history with England is more complex than Ireland's. Most Irish people think its like the movie Braveheart. But there were also many winners from the Union, unlike Ireland. Scotland was a centre of the Industrial Revolution, and ports like Glasgow prospered. Scots have a strong history in the British army. I think these issues played a role in the no vote to independence.

In the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-6, there were at least as many Scots in George II's army as in Bonnie Prince Charlies. Many Presbyterians had negative memories of the Stuarts, including the period known as "The Killing Time" under Charles II, when Presbyterianism was illegal and people could be executed for attending Conventicles (outdoor Presbyterian services). Charles II personally favoured religious toleration, but the Anglicans would not allow it. One of the reasons the Presbyterians supported William was to end that. The Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) Church was Jacobite, reflecting a traditional rivalry with the Presbyterians since the 1639 Bishops Wars against Charles I imposing an Anglican Prayer Book in Scotland. William made Presbyterianism the official religion in Scotland as a reward for them supporting William and Mary.

I associate Northern Ireland with tribal politics. While I support a United Ireland in theory, I don't want to have to contend with a possible civil war with the Loyalist paramilitaries, who according to someone in the media recently are double the size of the Irish army.

How did I disparage it? All I said is we have both things here.

Easier access to haggis I'd be al in favour of though.

Scotland's problem is that while they would likely do better in the medium term as an independent state, they would .have significant problems in the short term. People are reluctant to vote for clear problems in the short term in the hope of better times which are not guaranteed.

I would imagine taking Scotland and NI off the British would be like a dream come true, for the English. They’d probably throw Wales in FOC to help sweeten the deal.

Nah just reunite this island

this is not the case, we can very easily afford a northern ireland via all metrics, and we can do so right now.
the debt is england's debt so is not our problem, we do not need to take on any of it, anyone telling you otherrwise is scaremongering.

What about the Welsh, Cornish, Bretons and Manx, we could be a force to be reckoned with if we united 💪

Ps, I think it should be a monarchy HQ'd on the Hill of Tara, be some craic

Wales looks like heading for a Plaid Cymru/Green Govn't. There certainly is a case for some form of alliance of Celtic nations.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/01/wales-independence-plaid-cymru-green-coalition-reform-cardiff-caerphilly-byelection