Pleased to get this coverage about my new book The Irish Unity Dividend (available to pre-order now) in today’s The Irish News 👇Luath Press Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann Irish Border Poll Shared Ireland Podcast Team #Think32 Think32

"Irish unity is the only way Northern Ireland can rejoin the EU and there is no point pretending otherwise, according to an SDLP motion MLAs will debate on Monday" belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

"Gap between Irish unity supporters and unionists halves within 12 months" irishnews.com/news/politics/…

The main driver behind changing attitudes on the constitutional question in Northern Ireland over the last decade has been the shift amongst Alliance Party supporters. 88% of those responding in 2012 thought that NI should stay in the UK; this has fallen to 52% in 2024.

"However, it’s now becoming clear that whatever metric you present, the prospect of Irish unity is getting closer all the time." Irish Border Poll Kevin Meagher irishborderpoll.com/2025/06/12/pol…

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he won’t stop making the case for a #UnitedIreland - no matter how much it annoys some people. He’s been speaking to Mark Carruthers . Watch the extended interview on BBC The View on Thursday night.

All welcome at this event 👇 Come and hear my thoughts about the Irish Unity Dividend Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann Irish Border Poll Shared Ireland Podcast Team Edinburgh Festival Fringe The National

"Farage as PM would put Irish unity 'centre stage' - Varadkar" bbc.com/news/articles/…

"Would I be willing to forgo two years of economic growth for the unification of my island? I would." Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking to Mark Carruthers about Irish unity. Read more on BBC News NI bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Watch the interview on BBC The View

An excellent discussion this afternoon at St Mary’s University College Belfast on the future of Ireland. Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann Féile an Phobail Impressive clarity and engagement from Leo Varadkar on ways forward - expertly chaired by the magnificent Rev Rev Karen Sethuraman A privilege to be there.

"A majority is a majority’ – Leo Varadkar says ‘50 plus one’ in border poll ‘enough’ for reunification but need to aspire for more" irishnews.com/news/northern-…

‘We’re not wanted by Britain’: DUP founding member Wallace Thompson on Paisley, Protestantism and what made him change his mind on a ‘new Ireland’ Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann #SharedIreland irishnews.com/news/northern-…

Book Launch: Irish Unity Dividend by Ben Collins – Hodges Figgis Wed 1 Oct 6-8pm special guest - Dr Mary McAleese former President of Ireland ⁦Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann⁩ ⁦Irish Border Poll⁩ ⁦Shared Ireland Podcast Team⁩ Book tickets using link👇 tickettailor.com/events/luathpr…

"Cost of united Ireland would be just ‘€3bn in first year’ and disappear with in a decade" John Doyle Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann #Think32 Irish Border Poll irishnews.com/news/politics/…

The "cost" of unity (or of running our own country) would be a measly 3 billion a year... It would actually make us trillions over the life of the state. Unity is good for all involved.

‘His report is the first peer-reviewed study calculating the cost of unity over the first decade, taking account not only the subvention but expected investment and gradual economic convergence.’ Féile an Phobail Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann Colin Harvey Ben Collins Leo Varadkar

"Mary Lou McDonald appears on Good Morning Britain to call for a border poll McDonald made her case for the reunification of the island of Ireland" thejournal.ie/mary-lou-mcdon…