Brilliant piece here from an Englishmen living in Ireland about how politicians and commentators on this side of the Irish Sea get it wrong so often when it comes to the logic between Ireland's stance on Brexit: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/ignorance-of-irish-history-means-brexit-talks-will-not-end-well-1.3305818 …
Except that Collins was taken out for being too pro-status quo with the UK re: Free State vs Republic but hey ho. The border need only be as hard as France and Switzerland. Ie...not hard at all. @PeterKGeoghegan