If Britain leaves the EU, then Ireland will be left in a difficult position

The seriousness of the threat to Ireland’s interests is matched by the response, says Gerard Howlin

GREECE may ultimately be the smaller — more solvable — problem facing the European Union this week. The high-stakes game of chicken ongoing since Sunday, parlayed through numerous meetings, is garnering media attention.

It is compelling. It has a range of characters straight out of central casting, but it is fixable in the short-term.