Jim Power: Theresa May’s failure could work in Ireland’s favour

The best outcome for Ireland would be the forcing of a second referendum, which based on the election results last weekend, would likely vote to remain within the EU, writes Jim Power.

This time last year we were on the brink of the EU referendum in the UK and the general view was that despite what the opinion polls were starting to hint at, when push came to shove, the electorate would vote to remain within the EU.

How wrong was that?