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    Ireland has dismissed suggestions by the veteran BBC Today programme anchor John Humphrys that the best solution to the Brexit impasse might be for the country to join the UK and quit the EU.

    John Humphrys suggests Ireland could quit EU and join the UK | Politics | The Guardian

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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Ireland has dismissed suggestions by the veteran BBC Today programme anchor John Humphrys that the best solution to the Brexit impasse might be for the country to join the UK and quit the EU.

    John Humphrys suggests Ireland could quit EU and join the UK | Politics | The Guardian
    Irredentism at its silliest.

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      #3
      Originally posted by AtW View Post
      Ireland has dismissed suggestions by the veteran BBC Today programme anchor John Humphrys that the best solution to the Brexit impasse might be for the country to join the UK and quit the EU.

      John Humphrys suggests Ireland could quit EU and join the UK | Politics | The Guardian
      It has always been my contention that until Eire joined the EU, the ordinary Irish people suffered materialistically as a result of their independence. The country's municipal infrastructure was clearly inferior to that of the UK. It was only because the UK allowed a special relationship for the Irish people, e.g. access to the NHS and freedom of movement, that they were protected from the harshest effects of the split. Even recently, the Irish were exempt from the initial charge for registering as an EU citizen.

      When Eire faced a serious financial issue in recent years, it was the UK that stepped in and helped them. It might now be with Brexit, that they realise that their links with the UK are far stronger than they are with the EU, especially if their continued membership of the EU denies them any benefits of the special relationship they've enjoyed in past years, e.g. access to the NHS.

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        #4
        Originally posted by JohntheBike View Post
        It has always been my contention that until Eire joined the EU, the ordinary Irish people suffered materialistically as a result of their independence. The country's municipal infrastructure was clearly inferior to that of the UK. It was only because the UK allowed a special relationship for the Irish people, e.g. access to the NHS and freedom of movement, that they were protected from the harshest effects of the split. Even recently, the Irish were exempt from the initial charge for registering as an EU citizen.

        When Eire faced a serious financial issue in recent years, it was the UK that stepped in and helped them. It might now be with Brexit, that they realise that their links with the UK are far stronger than they are with the EU, especially if their continued membership of the EU denies them any benefits of the special relationship they've enjoyed in past years, e.g. access to the NHS.
        Inneresting.

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          #5
          Originally posted by JohntheBike View Post
          It has always been my contention that until Eire joined the EU, the ordinary Irish people suffered materialistically as a result of their independence. The country's municipal infrastructure was clearly inferior to that of the UK. It was only because the UK allowed a special relationship for the Irish people, e.g. access to the NHS and freedom of movement, that they were protected from the harshest effects of the split. Even recently, the Irish were exempt from the initial charge for registering as an EU citizen.

          When Eire faced a serious financial issue in recent years, it was the UK that stepped in and helped them. It might now be with Brexit, that they realise that their links with the UK are far stronger than they are with the EU, especially if their continued membership of the EU denies them any benefits of the special relationship they've enjoyed in past years, e.g. access to the NHS.
          this is a parody account, but not a very funny one.

          "ROI has no nukes and isn't a NATO member. Let's annexe them." has already been done.
          See You Next Tuesday

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            #6
            Why Ireland Might Have To Leave The EU Too | HuffPost UK

            Never knew this!

            Ireland and the EU: A special case - BBC News

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              #7
              Originally posted by original PM View Post
              Never knew this!
              There’s a bottomless well...

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                #8
                Originally posted by Lance View Post
                this is a parody account, but not a very funny one.

                "ROI has no nukes and isn't a NATO member. Let's annexe them." has already been done.
                It may be that there is an agreement somewhere that the UK will defend Eire just as it would do for any other UK country.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by meridian View Post
                  There’s a bottomless well...
                  Did you know that Ireland can effectively veto anything that the EU tries to put through by taking vote to its population?

                  Hmmm

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by JohntheBike View Post
                    It may be that there is an agreement somewhere that the UK will defend Eire just as it would do for any other UK country.
                    Well back in the day we defended Europe and we were not even in the EU then.....

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