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The public don't always take referenda very seriously or think about the consequences Enda Kenny to David Cameron Connelly 2017 13 On the 23rd June 2016 the United Kingdom UK voted to leave the European Union EU a decision many thought couldn't happen for sanity reasons and the level of unknowns it presented The decision by the British public has implications for all of Europe none more so than Ireland This essay will begin to unravel this decision in relation to the Irish economy Coming out of a decade long recession Ireland simply can t take the hit with the level of National debt possessed and when our recovery depended on both Ireland and the UK being in the EU single market according to Connelly 2017 Following almost a decade long recession the Irish economy has recovered well albeit not completely unscathed Ireland was recently announced as 8th best performing economy moving into 2018 World Economic Forum 2018 The report attributes success and growth in Ireland s strong performance in Growth and Development which includes overall GDP employment and healthy life expectancy Ireland also performs above average on Intergenerational Equity and Sustainability driven by relatively low carbon emissions strong human capital investment and low levels of environmental damage
