The united Ireland conversation involves listening to people who don’t agree with you and whose advice you don’t want to hear
Joe Brolly's outburst on social media following economists John FitzGerald and Edgar Morgenroth's report into the cost of a united Ireland was a reminder of how personal questions of unity can get. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Nowhere is the folly of Brexit more keenly appreciated than in Ireland, where we had a ringside seat and skin in the game. Which is why the lessons of Brexit should be so apparent to us.In the goldfish bowl of the Taoiseach’s office, it was clear Varadkar’s focus had driftedAs the EU prepares for war, Ireland sticks its head in the sand
But like Michael Gove, it seems, some of them don’t want to hear from experts when they don’t like their conclusions., which calculated that a united Ireland could cost the Republic up to €20 billion a year for 20 years. They rubbished the research, sought to discredit its methodology and in some cases, attacked the authors personally.
On the one hand, the recent history of this country would suggest that providing for worst-case scenarios would be the prudent thing to do. Before the financial crash unfolded a decade and a half ago, politicians and economists were full of soothing noises about a soft landing.made important observations this week. He underestimated, he said, the capacity of the economy to bounce back after the financial crisis and again after the pandemic.
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