[Olog-hai]

Next he’ll be dreaming about the USA joining the Commonwealth. Keep that wig on straight, Mr. Fabricant.

As for Ireland, they would rather be slaves of Berlin than subjects of the monarch in Buckingham Palace again, independence be darned (and that is in spite of the countries being reunited in “ever closer union” per the EU treaties anyhow).

[hinckley buzzard]

When pigs fly.

[miss marmelstein]

Ireland can fall into the sea as far as I’m concerned. They and their nutty president hate my country. I have no use for them.

[Winniesboy]

As for Ireland, they would rather be slaves of Berlin than subjects of the monarch in Buckingham Palace again

Joining the Commonwealth would not alter the constitutional status of the Republic of Ireland in any way, still less make its citizens 'subjects of the monarch in Buckingham Palace'. Plenty of other Commonwealth member states are also republics. The Commonwealth is a very loose grouping with no constitutional conformity, and only some members also choose to have the UK monarch as head of state.

....not that I'm suggesting that this is either remotely likely, still less desirable.

[Verginius Rufus]

By the way, today is the 1000th anniversary of an important event in Irish history—the battle of Clontarf. Brian Boru, the namesake of the O’Briens, was killed in the battle.