A leading academic suggests significant shift in the population here - are we now on the countdown to a new Ireland? @AlexKane221b and @chrisadonnelly discuss #BBCNolan

Apr 20, 2018, 09:49 AM

It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. 

Dr Paul Nolan, who specialises in monitoring the peace process and social trends, told BBC News that there could be more Catholics than Protestants in Northern Ireland by the centenary of the foundation of the state.

So is that a game changer? Commentators Alex Kane and Chris Donnelly discuss