{"product_id":"brexit-and-ireland-9780241982426","title":"Brexit and Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrexit represents potentially the single greatest economic and foreign-policy challenge to the Irish state since the Second World War. There is hardly any area of Irish life that won''t be affected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than any other journalist, RTE''s long-time Brussels correspondent Tony Connelly has been helping the public make sense of the implications of Brexit for Ireland. Now, he tells the dramatic inside story of the Irish response to this political and economic earthquake and lays out the agenda for the uncertain years ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive interviews with insiders in Dublin, London, Belfast and Brussels, \u003ci\u003eBrexit and Ireland \u003c\/i\u003eis full of insights about how the EU actually works, and of colourful and revealing stories from the corridors of power. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about Ireland''s future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Required reading\u003c\/b\u003e ... As Ireland navigates its way through Britain''s withdrawal and the new Europe taking shape, this fine book offers an indispensable guide to the hazards and the opportunities along the way'' Denis Staunton, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e ... It ought to be read in every European capital ... Connelly examines how Brexit will affect every part of the Irish economy'' John Bruton, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinitive ... \u003c\/b\u003eConnelly covers the politics very well, but he also writes vividly, with colour and pace and detail, about the businesses and communities that will be affected. It''s a superb work of reporting, and a much needed one - Andrew Sparrow, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the most enticing aspects of Connelly''s book is his promise to tell you the inside story of the Irish response. This is delivered on ... He has an eye for human details that enrich the book: not only does he bring you into the room at Number 10 when Theresa May and Enda Kenny were engaged in the high-wire dance of working out the post-Brexit reality, but he tells you what they had for dessert ... The first-hand account of the mass mobilisation of Official Ireland''s soft and hard power after the result, as negotiations got into gear, is\u003cb\u003e engrossing''\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Horgan-Jones, \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eMagisterial\u003c\/b\u003e ... Connelly has encyclopaedic knowledge of European diplomatic processes and the political realities of the border, and is able to use them to great effect'' Donal O''Donovan, \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I was completely absorbed by Tony Connelly''s \u003ci\u003eBrexit and Ireland \u003c\/i\u003e... Connelly shows that the implications for the Irish Republic extend to the entire economy and its relationship with the EU'' Brendan Simms, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A valuable guide through the Brexit labyrinth'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequired reading\u003c\/b\u003e ... As Ireland navigates its way through Britain's withdrawal and the new Europe taking shape, this fine book offers \u003cb\u003ean indispensable guide\u003c\/b\u003e to the hazards and the opportunities along the way -- Denis Staunton * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e ... It ought to be read in every European capital ... Connelly examines how Brexit will affect every part of the Irish economy -- John Bruton * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagisterial\u003c\/b\u003e ... Connelly has encyclopaedic knowledge of European diplomatic processes and the political realities of the border, and is able to use them to great effect -- Donal O'Donovan * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinitive ... \u003c\/b\u003eConnelly covers the politics very well, but he also writes vividly, with colour and pace and detail, about the businesses and communities that will be affected. It's a superb work of reporting, and a much needed one -- Andrew Sparrow * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI was completely absorbed by Tony Connelly's \u003ci\u003eBrexit and Ireland \u003c\/i\u003e... Connelly shows that the implications for the Irish Republic extend to the entire economy and its relationship with the EU -- Brendan Simms * New Statesman Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most enticing aspects of Connelly's book is his promise to tell you the inside story of the Irish response. This is delivered on ... He has an eye for human details that enrich the book: not only does he bring you into the room at Number 10 when Theresa May and Enda Kenny were engaged in the high-wire dance of working out the post-Brexit reality, but he tells you what they had for dessert ... The first-hand account of the mass mobilisation of Official Ireland's soft and hard power after the result, as negotiations got into gear, is\u003cb\u003e engrossing\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jack Horgan-Jones * Sunday Business Post *\u003cbr\u003eIt's a brilliant book - very well explained and very accessible - everyone should read it. -- Eamon Dunphy * The Stand *\u003cbr\u003eA valuable guide through the Brexit labyrinth * Sunday Business Post Books of the Year *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017708077399,"sku":"9780241982426","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241982426.jpg?v=1750774404","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brexit-and-ireland-9780241982426","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}