Questions that show EU in negative light

Q. What did Bill Gross (head of the world’s largest bond fund) say in October ‘09?

A. Ireland’s membership of the EU is hurting GDP and employment because government is unable to devalue currency to help exports.

Q. Which country is one of the world’s richest and is not part of the EU?

A. Switzerland (ranked most competitive economy in the world 2008 and 2009 by the World Economic Forum).

Q. Name another country with a strong economy and half Ireland’s unemployment rate, despite being outside the EU?

A. Norway.

Q. Which country left the EU to protect its fishing industry and save thousands of jobs?

A. Greenland

Q. What was one of the reasons Greencore gave when shutting down the Irish sugar industry in 2006?

A. Blamed the EU for cutting the Irish sugar quota.

Q. How much profit was Greencore making from sugar production before closing Mallow and Carlow factories?

A. €25m per year.

Michael O’Flynn

Loretto Park

Friar’s Walk

Cork