EP25: The Political, Economic, and Legal consequences of Irish Reunification ~ with Jim O Callaghan

Jim O Callaghan is a very highly regarded Politician in Republic of Ireland, who recently wrote a paper for the Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, on Irish Reunification.  In this conversation I get an opportunity to discuss alot of what's in Jim's paper, but moreso, you will see from Jim's approach to our conversation, his passion and sincerity for doing what he can, to deliver upon the Reunification of the island of Ireland.  It must be acknowledged that this paper from a senior politician in Dublin is a significant development, and demonstrates that finally, the Irish government are now actually engaging in the Reunification discussion.  In what Jim is putting forward as an initial discussion document, I would encourage people to go to Jim's website, read his paper, and share it with family and friends. www.jimocallaghan.com   An excellent ruby player in his former years, representing Ireland at U21 level, along with London Irish and others, and a barrister by profession, Jim is now a backbench TD in the Fianna Fail party in Dublin, and is currently the elected TD for Dublin Bay South, since 2016.  I find Jim to be an excellent communicator, a straight talker, and very deliberate in his approach to this topic, but along with this, incredibly sincere and also empathetic. These are not often conclusions I have been able to reach about politicians, particularly in the current political environment.  I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and I hope you also get some value from it. If you enjoy my podcasts, please leave me a review, and also if you would be kind enough to share the pod with with people you think might have an interest in the subject matter. You can reach me at [email protected] if you have any questions for me, or alternatively if you think of an excellent guest for Money & Plants, please let me know. Until next time, look after yourself, and each other CD