Brexit: no deal is now better for Ireland than a bad deal

Threats worked a treat for Britain in past Anglo-Irish clashes, but May’s brinkmanship may well leave the current generation of Irish leaders unmoved

Michael Collins remains a widely revered figure in Ireland: freedom fighter and finance minister, but above all else, the tragically lost leader gunned down amid the flames of a bitter civil war. Some say history never repeats itself, but it sometimes rhymes.

And now, almost a century after the tragic loss of Collins, another young Irish leader is grappling with a fateful decision.

As the Brexit endgame approaches, prime minister Theresa May has ...