Of course there is benefit to FR in closing EI. It gives them almost total control over access to Ireland, it's passengers and airports. In turn this gives micko huge political clout. Which is what this is all about, an egotistical power trip to have the loudest voice in his own backyard. Ultimately he's a small town man, he can't be the biggest fish in the EU pond, but he can certainly be that in Ireland. There'll be no end to the fawning then, as only the Irish can revere the local bigwig.
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Why would he want to be the local bigwig in a country with a population of 4.6 Million
