Writing for the New York Journal American, Kennedy documented how De Valera sought to unite Ireland and Northern Ireland 23 years after the island's partition. "We are a republic," De Valera said, causing controversy since Ireland was still a member of the British Commonwealth in 1945. He said that Britain would consent to a United Ireland if Ireland agreed to give up its military bases during wartime. Subscribe to IrishCentralKennedy's article concludes with reports from Stormont in Northern Ireland, where Unionist politicians looked on with anger as De Valera promised to end partition in Ireland. However, it is Kennedy's closing sentence that provides a prescient warning about the situation in Northern Ireland.