About this episode
The episode discusses the Irish-language reclamation movement and the implications of Irish unity with guest Róisín Nic Liam.
Ceist na Gaeilge agus ceist an chultúir in Éire Aontaithe atá faoi chaibidil an tseachtain seo. PhD candidate and Cork woman Róisín Nic Liam joins Doireann agus Louise this week to discuss her research on the Irish-language reclamation movement since the Good Friday Agreement (1998) and the role colonial legacies and systems play in our society. In October 2025 BBC NI published a podcast series, Borderland, that tackled the question of Irish unity. While the series explored both sides of the argument on the question of unity, there was one clear agreement. It’s time for the south to seriously engage with the Northern question if there is to be any real debate on the possibility of a united Ireland. Notre Dame University are also running a major research project investigating the constitutional future of Ireland called ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) that probs these questions. This limited series in an answer to this work and looks to further the conversation amongst ordinary young people in the south. Shockingly, only 22% of southerners have made repeat trips north of the border so what do we really know about life in the North? What would a United…
People in this episode
Hosts: Doireann, Louise
Guest: Róisín Nic Liam
Topics covered
- Irish unity
- Irish-language reclamation
- colonial legacies
- cultural identity
- Northern Ireland
- Good Friday Agreement
Keywords
- Ireland
- unity
- Irish language
- cultural movement
- Good Friday Agreement
- colonialism
- youth engagement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Notre Dame University, BBC NI
Books & works: Borderland
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