Old friends with post-Brexit potential
As Britain prepares to leave the EU, perhaps Ireland’s focus should now be on Europe, and one country in particular
Scaremongering about Brexit constantly reminds us of how much business we do every week with our nearest neighbour as they plan to leave the EU. However, our focus was not always so Brit-centric. Indeed, even as part of the union, our focus was fixed as much on Antwerp, Hamburg, Bordeaux and Porto as it was on Liverpool or London. This was seen in wool and foodstuffs, but most dramatically so in wine and ...
