Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has used his Easter Sunday address to reiterate his call for a border poll to be held.
He believes the political and demographic landscape in the north is "changing" and now is the time to hold a vote.
Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, provision is made for both sides of the border to be asked if they want a united Ireland.
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Speaking in Dublin earlier, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness believes it is the only way forward: