Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 30 September 2022
Seanad Public Consultation Committee
Young Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion
Ms Frederique Offereins:
I thank everyone for their helpful feedback. I want to continue on Ms Thompson’s point on identity. It is very important in the conversation now because it is something that does not go away. We will all always hold onto our identity. Those who are scared of a united Ireland or something else that might happen will always still have their identity. Physical individuality will not change, whether people are in a united Ireland. That identity is then something we can all learn from. We can speak to each other and learn from our own cultures and backgrounds. That will help with moving forward. It is very important that we stay in touch with our own identity and stay true to who are when we are moving forward on it as well.
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