Introducing Common Ground, a new Irish Times project on the future of Ireland and Great Britain

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What next for the politics, societies and communities of Great Britain and Ireland?
What next for the politics, societies and communities of Great Britain and Ireland?

In the past decade relationships between the different parts of the UK and Ireland have changed. The push for Scottish independence, growing support for Irish reunification and the Brexit process have all challenged the status quo.

But what comes next?

Common Ground is a new initiative by The Irish Times that will seek to elevate debate around the future of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.

On today’s podcast Common Ground editor Mark Hennessy talks to Hugh Linehan about the big questions the residents of these islands will grapple with in the years ahead.

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