Political Decline and Retirement
After this episode Boland founded his own political party, Aontacht Éireann (Irish Unity). It won very little support and was wound up in 1984. Boland himself failed to be elected to the Dáil in 1973, which effectively ended his political career. He continued to remain an outspoken critic of the Republic's Northern Ireland policy, particularly the Sunningdale Agreement. He made one last attempt to reclaim a Dáil seat, standing unsuccessfully in the Dublin South–West constituency at 1981 general election. He then retired from public life completely.
Kevin Boland died in Dublin on 23 September 2001.
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