Ireland has gained enormously from EU membership, rising from poverty to become of Europe's richest countries – and thus exemplifying the benefits of European integration. But now, having rejected the Lisbon Treaty, the Irish should do the rest of Europe a favor and withdraw from the EU.
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Copenhagen – Ireland should do the rest of Europe a favor and withdraw from the European Union. That seems to be the only tenable solution to the situation created by the Irish “No” to the Lisbon Treaty. The Irish have created a problem for themselves. They should not let it be a problem for others.