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Being realistic over pessimism. The Irish government seem to be thinking armageddon on Brexit.
Is it really going to be that bad? |
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Let's see whether the EU commission can manage to force Irish govnernment to collect corporate taxes from large international companies before demanding a share of the extra cash for its ever growing budget.
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Pat Leahy: Brexit is looking worse and worse for Ireland
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I would say they are concerned over Brexit but certainly not alarmed or think that it will plunge the country into recession (economic forecasts for Ireland are quite okay, even in the event of a hard Brexit).
http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/pa...land-1.2916691 Quote:
The remarks by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan in an interview with The Irish Times published today are evidence of a growing nervousness inside the Government about how the Brexit process is going to play out, and the potential consequences for Ireland, North and South.
Bluntly put, Ministers and senior officials are beginning to fear that everything may not turn out to be alright in the end. The likelihood of a very bad outcome from this process is probably greater now than it was in the immediate aftermath of the vote six months ago. And that represents a significant threat to both parts of Ireland. Charlie Flanagan gave voice to the growing frustration in the Government that the British have not yet decided what sort of Brexit they will seek to negotiate, and to the growing doubts not just about the will of the British, but about their capacity. |
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Being realistic over pessimism. The Irish government seem to be thinking armageddon on Brexit.
Is it really going to be that bad? |
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In the short term, potentially. In the long term, no, Ireland will readjust as we have before. In the bigger picture I think Brexit puts Ireland at a crossroads, and while that probably doesn't interest British people too much, the psychological effects on the Irish could be very interesting to us. I think Anglo-Irish relations will gradually cease to be of much importance to the Irish.
Like yourself, I feel Ireland will rebalance in the med-long term, similar to what will happen to the UK. What will be interesting is the long term situation once the UK is seen as "doing ok" outside of the EU. Id we left the EU and did ok in EFTA (for arguments sake), would it cause Ireland to rethink the EU and think about doing a UK with a IrelandExit |
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I would say Anglo-Irish relations will always be important. Geography and Language dictates that but I do understand where you are coming from.
Like yourself, I feel Ireland will rebalance in the med-long term, similar to what will happen to the UK. What will be interesting is the long term situation once the UK is seen as "doing ok" outside of the EU. Id we left the EU and did ok in EFTA (for arguments sake), would it cause Ireland to rethink the EU and think about doing a UK with a IrelandExit |
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I would say Anglo-Irish relations will always be important. Geography and Language dictates that but I do understand where you are coming from.
Like yourself, I feel Ireland will rebalance in the med-long term, similar to what will happen to the UK. What will be interesting is the long term situation once the UK is seen as "doing ok" outside of the EU. Id we left the EU and did ok in EFTA (for arguments sake), would it cause Ireland to rethink the EU and think about doing a UK with a IrelandExit |
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Well it looks like the people running Ireland don't agree with you.
http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/pa...land-1.2916691 |
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