The setting for the German Chancellor’s meeting with the Taoiseach was Farmleigh House, set in lush countryside on the edge of the Phoenix Park. But if the Taoiseach was expecting some solid support from Dr Merkel on the Irish border it didn’t augur well to have her frightening the horses before she even made it through the front door of Farmleigh. If things aren’t bad enough for them with their hard Brexit worries, their Dublin hosts were trying to drown them. Dr Merkel’s message was one of 'wait and see'Along the Irish border in particular, residents prayed that Angela’s unconditional support would not encounter unexpectedly compelling conditions. No matter what, a hard Irish border could not be countenanced.

Source: The Irish Times April 04, 2019 21:15 UTC