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Ex Irish president says Brexit is like “pulling a tooth with 10.000 roots”
Former Irish President Mary McAleese has said she would be heartbroken if Brexit meant she would have to show an identity card when crossing the border. She fears checks between NI and the Republic of Ireland are an inevitable consequence of the UK leaving the EU. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIt'll be up to the people of Northern Ireland to stay within the EU by voting LEAVE against its continued presence in the to-be-ex-UK by forming a new alliance with Ireland proper as an autonomous province. I don't believe the Northern Irish are as dumb as the English to sit content aboard the sinking ship that is the HMS Brexit.
Aug 26th, 2017 - 04:07 pm - Link - Report abuse -1I don't think the N.Irish are dumb enough to take advice from an anti-British Troll.
Aug 27th, 2017 - 09:25 am - Link - Report abuse +1The anti-British attitude is yours in your retarded defense of Brexit, the cancer you embrace. The Nor Irish are certainly smarter than you, who would prefer economic ruination for them too because of your stupid ideology.
Aug 27th, 2017 - 01:23 pm - Link - Report abuse -2How the hell do you know my opinion on Brexit OR how I voted.
Aug 27th, 2017 - 07:43 pm - Link - Report abuse +1I have an anti-British attitude when I was born here, worked here and live here ?
What an arrogant SOB Troll you are !! Pig ignorant into the bargain !!
NativeAhole,
Aug 28th, 2017 - 04:02 am - Link - Report abuse +1The British have been and are an economic powerhouse and the whole world knows this.
Only a retarded moron could be ignorant of that. Shit, you are stupid!
You really just hate white people that's really more likely the case. It is also clear you are rather pissed off about the UK leaving the EU.
Are you a Spaniard that's angry about Gibraltar?
Pray tell! What powerhouse Latin American banana republic are you from whose people are known round the world for their financial acumen. Har, har, har!
As long as Ireland doesn't join the Schengen agreement - and that hardly seems likely - there should be no need to show ID to cross the border. The customs aspect is more problematic; my guess is that the government plans to stay in the customs union in all but name, but they don't want to admit this to the UK population. That's why their plans are so vague. I also think this isn't going to work in the long term and people in both NI and Ireland are right to be worried.
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