Who fears to speak of Irexit?

As we face the grim prospect of our position in a post-Brexit Europe, would we be better off getting out too?

There are straws in the wind, significant ones I think. Take this past week. First, almost as a throw away remark, Gay Byrne suggested that if Britain did finally exit Europe, then we in Ireland should follow. Byrne would never claim to be a political scientist but, as he proved many times across his broadcasting career, he has a sharp instinct for middle Ireland’s opinion. No better man to wet his finger and ...