Literature

Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride

For and Against a United Ireland

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$25–$79 (inclusive of fees)

90 minutes

Date(s)

Sat, Mar 14, 2026

6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Overview

Our spring 2026 member pre-sale starts Friday, December 12. Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, December 15.

Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride discuss their new book in which each author presents arguments both for and against Irish unity. From the deceptively simple question “What does a ‘united Ireland’ actually mean?” to the hard-headed calculus of public services, taxation, and identity, O’Toole and McBride probe every fault line with forensic precision and intellectual flair.

"O’Toole and McBride have demonstrated the democratic necessity of debate”—The Irish Times

The book was commissioned by the Arins Project, which is a joint initiative of the University of Notre Dame's Keough Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the Royal Irish Academy.

Presented with generous support from the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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Fintan O Toole
Sam McBride

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