Ireland has kept calm and carried on, despite all the madness
These are crazy times. Ireland is the long-life meat sandwiched between bonkers Brexit in Britain and the lunacy of the Trump presidency in the US. But the good news is that we are more than holding our own. It is at times like these, of incredible strife, that it’s worth taking a step back, looking around you, and taking stock of how you’re doing.
The Brexit vote for Britain to leave the EU took place in June of 2016 and five months later, in November, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. We’ve had it on every side ever since; nothing but trouble for two and a half years. It has required deft handling: copious glad-handing, cleverly written speeches, heavy dollops of pragmatism,and plenty of patience.
