A recent census report shows that Catholicism has emerged as the top identified religion in Northern Ireland, a Protestant-formed and Britain-aligned country, for the first time in its 101-year history. With this new declaration, some worry about the possibility of a referendum that would determine if Northern Ireland would stay aligned with Britain or join the Republic of Ireland as one Ireland. David Mitchell, assistant professor in conflict resolution and reconciliation at Trinity College Dublin and a leading expert on Northern Ireland joins The World’s Carol Hills.
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