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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't think there will be a meeting of minds in this. A Child can gave the capacity to act but not the capability to appreciate the consequences of that action. Had a group of 15 year old girls been groomed by a paedophile ring , or drawn unto a cult I do not doubt that your compassion would...
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    But she is a UK citizen. Not an Irish citizen. I have not checked, but I don't believe she was born in NI. .. Your attitude and lack of analytical ability says all .
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    And coming from the most strongly fundamentalist Christian denomination dense section of the British Isles ,your words lack a certain compassion. Perhaps you read but failed to understand what I wrote. Had she been an adult, at the time of leaving the UK, that would be an action deserving of...
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    The only information I have on this is the conversation with my daughter in law last night. The facts as I understand them are . A 15 year old child leaves England and travels to a war zone. Her motivations were ??. Excitement? Love? , Enthrallment?. Confusion? Religious fervour? She spends 4...
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    No, I am not merely nice, I am fabulous... At least that is what I tell my reflection in the mirror every day. However for some reason my wife does not always share the same view... ,But at least she tolerates me.
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    ..and that is one of the places where there are roads!. In others it is the kitchen door,or the laneway to the haggard In no case has RoI refused to have customs or borders away from the physical border. We are very happy!y for them to be in Cairnryan and Dublin. Nor are we adverse to...
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    Flecc just had the patience, to write down what others,including myself were thinking..
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    As you say, you don't know me. Nor I you.
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    Perhaps its a pity it missed a generation.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Anybody can tell us Irish to get back in our box. We are used to that. But getting us to do so is a different matter.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It is appallingly poor democratic legitimacy if a significant fraction of the population had their votes disallowed. Freedom to vote implies a freedom NOT to vote.
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    As an answer,I suspect the Slovaks did. So in what way does this gem improve the knowledge of mankind? Was the franchise mysteriously removed from millions,or were they entitled to vote?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... taken from a news cobference today Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it is certainly possible that Britain would ask for an extension of its 29 March deadline to exit the European Union, but not inevitable. Speaking ahead of the All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit, he said: "I don’t think it's...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As my Mother in law was want to say .. Of the gullible.. "tis soft the wool grows on ye" .. To which of the factions on this thread might it apply?
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    I am getting worried, on the route from Lorient towards Morlaix in Brittany , there is a farm growing and selling kiwi , frightening prospects ,with a world cup looming.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    E Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Would these be the same flies landing on the carcass of English imperialism?
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    What leverage would that be?. The entire article is unattributed ,come on Tommie, you can do better. Let us show these mainlanders how people with an education can develop arguements and argue their point of view without name calling or calling on mythical sources.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Actually nobody knows that. More supposition, but probably more intelligent than most. If that was what they wanted, might it not have been prudent to negotiate?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And the Irish operation they had subsumed was Hibernian Insurance.