Send a gunboat!

[Old Greg]

Northern Ireland fishing boats impounded by Irish Navy - BBC News

[Eirikur]

Spudboy will defend our fishermen by throwing potato peelings at the Irish

[GreenMirror]

Sending a gun boat did the UK so much good in the cod war. USA told the UK to back off as Iceland threatened to seek closer ties with Russia. And of course the UK government said "of course".

I think the easiest solution is o hand NI over to Ireland.

[Yorkie62]

Sending a gun boat did the UK so much good in the cod war. USA told the UK to back off as Iceland threatened to seek closer ties with Russia. And of course the UK government said "of course".

I think the easiest solution is o hand NI over to Ireland.

Not to mention the Irish-American lobbying (vote) with the presidential elections just over the horizon

[Mordac]

At present, Northern Ireland vessels are banned from fishing inside the Republic of Ireland's six-mile limit.

But the Republic's fleet has not been excluded from Northern Ireland waters.

This whole EU thing is working so well, isn't it? Far better for all that we just stay in, what can possibly go wrong?

[meridian]

This whole EU thing is working so well, isn't it? Far better for all that we just stay in, what can possibly go wrong?

Did you learn nothing from the French scallop fiasco? It’s nothing to do with the EU, but with local laws.

[original PM]

Did you learn nothing from the French scallop fiasco? It’s nothing to do with the EU, but with local laws.

Then why is it posted in the fookin brexit forum then?

[Yorkie62]

Then why is it posted in the fookin brexit forum then?

Have you not learnt anything from this sub-forum.

EVERYTHING is the fault of Brexit

Storm Freya was the fault of Brexit as were the tornado's in Alabhama

Liverpools failure to beat Everton at Goodison at the weekend has its root cause in Brexit

You name it and you will find Brexit at the heart of the problem

[Old Greg]

Then why is it posted in the fookin brexit forum then?

Gammon bait.

[original PM]

Have you not learnt anything from this sub-forum.

EVERYTHING is the fault of Brexit

Storm Freya was the fault of Brexit as were the tornado's in Alabhama

Liverpools failure to beat Everton at Goodison at the weekend has its root cause in Brexit

You name it and you will find Brexit at the heart of the problem

Ah yes - bit early for me still

Gammon bait.