In an interview with this newspaper at the weekend, Mr Varadkar said the next Irish Government needs to take the initiative regarding reunification. He said that Dublin must be “active rather than passive” about Irish unity and the next administration south of the border should set up a “New Ireland Forum” to plan for the future regarding constitutional change. Taking to Facebook, the DUP’s East Londonderry candidate Gregory Campbell didn’t appear to be too enthused by Mr Varadkar’s comments.
“Leo, Listen carefully, very carefully. Whether your successor or his successors take one initiative or twenty one, WE AREN’T INTERESTED,” he wrote. “Persuading and being nice to us won’t change that, just as shooting and bombing us in the past didn’t.
“We’ve already got unity, that’s why it’s called the UNITED KINGDOM, Doh! With some people you have to say: ‘They just don’t get it’.” Meanwhile in Lagan Valley, Alliance Party candidate Sorcha Eastwood has chosen an odd place to shoot one of her election campaign videos. Posting on Facebook, Ms Eastwood updated prospective voters from her “favourite car wash”.
“Hopefully it’s not too noisy. I’m at my favourite car wash in Moira. Drive through car wash, the old fashioned ones.
Job done. Seven quid,” she said. You may not think it, but political campaigning can be dangerous business.
Just ask the UUP’s North Antrim candidate Jackson Minford who was out and about putting up posters in r.
