How do Irish and Northern Irish people feel about themselves, and each other, after the Brexit vote? Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAThe Guardian asked readers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for their reactions. For some, the referendum result was so significant that it has changed their own feelings about a potential united Ireland. To Brian from Sligo, talk of a united Ireland in the near future is “naive and dangerous”. The reality at the moment is that those seeking a united Ireland are failing to convince most of the nationalist/Catholic population in Northern Ireland that it is a practical prospect.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2016 12:00 UTC