Ursula Von Der Leyen - addressing the Oireachtas yesterday. Opinions on her speech?

Would you mind editing your post to show her name correctly?

By the way I'm pro EU too.

😋 No, just realistic and aware of the real world.

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Irexit is your only man.

Yes, I agree it should be Ursula Von der Lying, would be more appropriate.

One gobshyte commenting on the gobshytes r̶u̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ governing Ireland doesn't appear to understand how the union works. Smell o brexit voter off them...

Yeah should we totally line up an irexit?

So let's get this straight.

Ireland leave the EU customs union (They need to do that for the next step)

Ireland does a trade deal with the Brexited UK.

Then that trade deal does a trade deal with the EU customs union.

All while Ireland still reamins a member of the EU.

Yea sounds simple, I can't figure why they didn't do it, stupid politicians and civil servants with experience in international trade and diplomacy.

We here on borads know better.

It doesn't matter though because it works. Irish collective insecurity is our greatest enemy, as Paddy loves a bit of praise, and he'll do anything to get it. Even if you're a great supporter of the union, I don't see how you can be so naive about how the EU views Ireland. Like all politicians they don't care about you, and aren't working for you, so it's beyond childlike to think that they love and appreciate Ireland, when we're nothing but a political tool to EU. I suppose all that gets in the way of the federal utopian views that many have, so we must pretend otherwise, and convince ourselves that politicians aren't politicians, and that they are deeply compassionate and caring people with nothing but love inside them.

Just seen the "loyal to your history and traditions" bit. What in the world is she on about? Irish traditions are all dying a fast death, unless of course she means stuff like Irish dancing, GAA, and hating the English? As they are the only traditions left.

I watched her full speech. Hard to disagree with any of it : she pointed out when Ireland joined in 1973, GDP per capita was half the EEC average and now it is double the EU average. In other words the country has gone from being one of the poorest in Europe to one of the richest in only 50 years. No amount of shouting from flag waving patriots can get away from that key point.

She stressed too that it was Irish innovation, skill and creativity that led to this huge turnaround : not just the simple fact of 'Ireland being in the EU'.