And being to polite to ask what’s a do???

Errrr…no, Ireland voted no, but this wasn’t the right answer according to Sarky, so little Brian had to persuade ye all to do better the second time around, and like wee sheep ye said yes.
Had forgotten this, but we English cannot vote in referenda either!!! Cos to me, NO means NO, and i would have voted NO twice!!
Just saying.

They are fools because the point of joining Europe was to forego a little sovereignty in favour of prosperity, not forego near absolute sovereignty on favour of German Franco austerity

One word….. NORWAY
They have full control over their oil, gas, fishing rights and fiscal policy. I am friends with a few Norweigan’s in Ireland and I have traveled with a few others. They don’t have any restrictions at the borders. In summary, all of the benefits and no loss of sovereignty.

@Simon: Well, yeah Norway I agree but Norway is part of the EEC and that makes it part of the single market and it is in a unique situation in a way. Norway has massive natural resources (oil, fisheries, hydropower etc) to finance their high standard and they’re still part of the EEC which in practical terms is as if it’s part of the EU economically. Ireland benefited massively from the EU and would have been able to keep it’s sovereignty with some self control in recent years. People in Ireland are complaining over the decisions on the debt and those decisions were made by the very same people who brought the county in this situation. Those same people were motivating and pushing the spending spree and then later decided on how to deal with the bill. It didn’t have to be like that.

Isn’t it also in your Constitution that water to domestic homes is free………..i.e. NO charges?

Maastricht, Nice, Lisbon 1 and 2.

People surely had to realize that when monetary union was proposed that it would invariable lead to a one state solution. A country that gives up its financial control, as we did for the Euro is not sovereign in reality. When it is given to an org. like the EU/ECB which is dominated by 2 countries, it is not sovereign or acting in the best interest of its people.

People surely realized that when Denmark, France, Holland and ourselves voted against it, that maybe that this was something that the people of Europe did not want. Brussels was on a mission, re-runs had to be done. That anytime the people were asked they did not want ever closer union was immaterial, the ordinary people of Europe wanted co-operation, mutual respect and better trade and relations. The people of Ireland allowed themselves to be suckered in to this sham arrangement, so ha much of Europe. Well the continent will pay dearly for it over the next decade or two.

Ally you seem to be quite negative towards our efforts as a nation, we may have made a few blurbs but that does not afford an all out lash at our nation. If I read you correctly you would advocate a more British approach to the eu…. Thankfully we are not British. There still remains far more good than bad policies both in Ireland and within the eu. Best of luck britannia it’s a big ocean to be in on your own.

@Dan.
Ally you seem to be quite negative towards our efforts as a nation, we may have made a few blurbs but that does not afford an all out lash at our nation
You could not be more wrong and apologies if that was the way it came across. I love this country, else I wouldn’t choose to live here. I was only making a couple of true statements as I saw it. All countries need each other and could never survive on their own, and that includes Britain!!