For a full assessment of manifesto pledges, you can read our publication ‘Pledging a new future together’ available on the New Ireland Commission website:

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The Social Democrats set out some fundamental changes required of the state before a unity referendum including the introduction of a universal healthcare system.

The party also proposed a Green Paper on unity and an expansion of North-South cooperation.

The Labour Party set out a comprehensive range of commitments which included a new government Department responsible for reunification with a Minister of State.

The party also proposes a new Oireachtas committee to assist the government and an Academic Council to provide research for a Green Paper.

Fine Gael pledged to continue the work of the last Irish Government in resetting Irish-British relations and using the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement to create opportunities for collaboration and prosperity.

Sinn Féin’s manifesto set out structural changes to a future Irish Government to prioritise planning for unity.

These included a new Minister of State for reunification, a joint committee of the Oireachtas and a series of citizen’s assemblies.

The Fianna Fáil manifesto made a significant additional financial commitment to the Shared Island Fund and to hardwiring shared island projects into the work of every department.

The party also pledged to ramp up research on future constitutional arrangements.