[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Ireland gave up its independence 44 years ago after all.

To whom? Or to what country?

[Olog-hai]

To the European Union.

I put the text of Ireland’s Third Amendment in post #17. To pare the second clause down to the pertinent parts:

No provision of this Constitution … prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the Communities or institutions thereof (today’s EU) from having the force of law in the State.

Once you let an alien government impose legislation on you, that is surrender of sovereignty and independence. Never mind to a government that has no separation of powers and gives legislative power to unelected bureaucrats while the elected body is a rubber stamp that has no power whatsoever to write any laws.