Mary Lou McDonald had previously said unification was within "touching distance" after the return of power-sharing government to Northern Ireland, led by her Sinn Fein colleague Michelle O'Neill. But she acknowledges there is "an awful lot of work to be done".
As great as this is, its going to go the same way as the Scottish independence referendum. There isnt going to enough voters for the unification/independence for a long time. Im all for Irish unification as an Irishman but Ive got to be realistic on the outlook of this referendum. If Scotland cant get it done, Northern Ireland will be nearly the same.