Brexit

[DrPatrickBarry]

I think the suggestion would be that Ireland considers leaving the EU to join with the UK as a free trade area, not as a United British Isles.

Why would Ireland do that?
A quick Google
Also shown is each import country's percentage of total Irish exports.

United States: US$36.1 billion (26.8% of total Irish exports)
United Kingdom: $18.3 billion (13.5%)
Belgium: $15 billion (11.1%)
Germany: $10.8 billion (8%)
Switzerland: $7 billion (5.2%)
Netherlands: $6.7 billion (4.9%)
France: $5.9 billion (4.3%)

So you are suggesting Ireland turns its back on Europe inorder to stay close to the UK? As shown below the UK has a trade surplus with Ireland, wonder how that goes once all those lovely tarrifs kick in.