St Patrick’s weekend is traditionally a time when it feels good to be Irish, wrapped in — as it usually is — with Cheltenham week, international rugby, and bowls of shamrock being delivered to the White House.

This year is no exception, although a period of thoughtful reflection on Ireland’s influence in the world might commend itself as our political leaders spread themselves across the globe, along with considering the questions our country now has to face as it steps ever forward as a meaningful influencer on the geo-political stage.

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