content: Well yeah there is that. Ireland has recent history with ire-xit (though i dont believe they called it that - just that we saw that kind of name marketing for brexit). They had no intention of allowing ireland to leave the eu so they just didn't permit them to vote on it. After this they allowed a referendum in ireland on the lisbon treaty (more eu shackles). They lost so they just arranged another referendum where, er they won. Funny that. That's one of the things that stinks about brexit in the uk.  It's all a (shit) show. Edit:after not prior