You love to distort the picture, it seems. “Only” 12 percent of those Irish exports makes the UK Ireland’s third largest trading partner behind Belgium and the United States. If the EU did not exist, Ireland’s trade with European countries would most likely be larger, and more flexible via bilateral agreements instead of under the morass of EU regulations as it is now.
What’s behind your hijack of this thread?
You’re projecting yourself. I’m not distorting anything, unlike your posts
The UK is a large trading partner for RoI no doubt. However this is at 12% of exports. That’s not the dominating factor like the 50% to 60% of UK exports that head to the other 27 eu member countries.
If the EU did not exist Ireland’s exports would be somewhat similar as it was before it joined in 1972 - with over 60% directed to the UK.
Bilateral agreements are favored one way or the other. Multi-lateral agreements are more even. There is no “morass” - the regulations are no more than what the UK had before for instance
and this is your hijacking of the thread in post 13 by stating that Irish aims for independence were treasonous - to which I asked if in your opinion the American war of independence was also treasonous