Editing Government of Ireland Act 1920 (section)

== Potential for Irish unity ==
As well as sharing the same [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland|viceroy]], a [[Council of Ireland]] was to be composed of 20 members from each Parliament. The council would co-ordinate matters of common concern to the two parliaments (transport, health, agriculture etc.).<ref>Moore, pgs 19-20</ref> Each Parliament was to possess the ability, in identical motions, to vote powers to the council, which Britain intended should evolve into a single Irish Parliament.{{sfn|Thompson|2001|p=43}}{{sfn|Peled|2013|p=16}} The council had little real power – the provisions of the Act called for the council to promote consultations which could lead to eventual unity.<ref>Bromage, Mary (1964), ''Churchill and Ireland'', University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IL, pg 63., Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-20844</ref> The Council never met.