The woman who sent a card to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said she was surprised to see the response to her gesture. She said she was inspired by Mr Juncker “standing up for Ireland” during the Brexit negotiations after Mr Juncker told the European Parliament that “Ireland’s borders are Europe’s borders”. According to the card, she wanted to jump for joy, punch the air and kiss Mr Juncker when she heard that statement. A picture of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Mr Juncker reading the card emerged on Wednesday. She did not expect Mr Juncker to ever see it, let alone respond publicly to it.

Source: Irish Examiner February 08, 2019 04:18 UTC