Posted on 05/05/2026 9:58:12 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Nearly three quarters of Irish people believe the EU should seek greater independence from the United States, an island-wide poll on attitudes to the European Union has suggested.
With just weeks to go before Ireland assumes the EU presidency, support for the European Union remains high at 82%, although down from the peak of 93% in 2019 during the Brexit negotiations.
The poll was conducted in the north and south simultaneously towards the end of March by Amárach Research on behalf of European Movement Ireland, based on a representative sample of 1,200 adults in both jurisdictions.
The poll shows that at 82%, Irish people maintain a high level of support for the European Union, but the survey also reflects greater unease about the EU’s performance in light of upheavals in geopolitics.
The numbers who say the EU is headed in the right direction has fallen from 58% in 2023 to 45% this year, with migration, economic and regulatory issues, federalism and national sovereignty among the top concerns. …
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Don’t they mean ‘less reliant on England?’ vs the U.S.?
Maybe we’re talking about trade and shipping totals.
How many of them want Africa to move in and replace them?
Is FtEU wrong?
The Potato freaks need to eschew Islam.
Otherwise they are baked...
Just how retarded are they?
Seriesly....
Yeah, that’ll last about a year.
What percentage of them support paying higher taxes for defense, or instituting a military draft?
That number will rise to 99% with just a little bit more African DNA. It won’t be long now.
They gonna provide for their own defense for a change?
They gonna get out of the way with the endless regulations and the censorship, revamp their very chummy financial system, slash taxes and allow a tech industry to grow?
Of course not. We all know they won't do any of these things. So this is just a wish that will be backed up with absolutely nothing by way of concrete action to make it happen. Its like saying "Gosh I wish I were 50 pounds lighter.....but I refuse to change my diet or do any exercise."
I agree. 20 years from now they may all may be Muslim countries, and we may have to bomb them. It’s time they go on their own.
“Well great.....but how are they going to become less reliant?”
Interesting enough they are holding their own with us and are not reliant. In February 2026, the top exports of United States to Ireland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($387M), Integrated Circuits ($198M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($190M). In the same month, the main imports of United States from Ireland were Packaged Medicaments ($1.26B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($940M), and Nucleic Acids ($513M).
And it has a history.
Exports from United States to Ireland in 2024 totaled $19.5B while exports from Ireland to United States in 2024 totaled $77.9B. Looks to me that maybe we were reliant on them.
https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/usa/partner/irl
wy69
Ireland has done fairly well being a bridge between the US and Europe because its English speaking and had a tax rate far lower than every other country in Europe. The question was about the EU and how does the EU/Europe in general become less dependent on the US.
- they don’t produce their own energy
- they don’t provide for their own defense
- they don’t really have a tech industry
They’ll have to fix all 3 of those to even begin to think about being Independent of the US because as is they’re massively reliant on the US for all 3.
Ireland has ALWAYS been a socialist country, ever since it became a Republic. Just take a look at the policies of one of their long time political parties Sinn Fein. Ireland has been sucking off the American teat for over a century. And then they have the gall to say they seek greater independence from the United State. What a laugh.
Michael Collins is rolling over in his grave.
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