united Ireland

A united Ireland is a movement for a sovereign state covering all of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. The island of Ireland currently includes the territories of the Republic of Ireland, which covers 26 counties, and the area of the United Kingdom that is Northern Ireland, which covers the remaining six. A united Ireland, fully independent of the United Kingdom, is supported by Irish nationalists. Conversely, unionists oppose this and support Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom.