Academic disputes ‘pessimistic’ paper on cost of united Ireland
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‘Northern Ireland Subvention: Possible Unification Effects’ by Professors John FitzGerald and Edgar Morgenroth of TCD and DCU respectively claims that the reunification of Ireland would come at considerable cost due to the North’s low productivity and the requirement, the authors say, of continuing to subsidise the six counties by way of an annual subvention for decades. “Even though Ireland has higher national income, funding the needs of the people of Northern Ireland in a united Ireland...

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