Nigel Farage on the Claire Byrne Show Full Interview

Clown Byrne thinks she's sticking it to the man
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[@rtracquet]

I can tell you Mr Farage Ireland is much happier under EU rule [as you call it] than under British rule. We love Europe .

[@Jimboken1]

You’re a lefty. She looks and sounds desperate. Harry Boland and Michael Collins both paid the ultimate sacrifice so the Irish were sovereign and idiots like you , proudly surrender it. They are undoubtedly both turning in their graves

[@milespostlethwaite1154]

The question was not whether you want to be under British rule! It was whether you want to be under IRISH rule or EU rule!

[@VincentRE79]

Ireland should be ruling itself not under instruction from Brussels.

[@Raggman42]

Here in Ireland 🇮🇪 we’re quite happy with our membership in the EU and we’re proud to be part of the EU and brexit has proven that our friends and fellow members of the EU actually do stand with and support Ireland 🇮🇪. I’ve no problem with Britain outside of the EU in fact I believe e in the EU will be better for it because we’re not going to be seeing the likes of farage who doesn’t really turn up for work but is always there to collect his wages and even now he’ll collect his pensions from the EU that the British public are paying for. But as I said I have no problem with Britain outside of the EU as the British want to be rulers whereas the EU is about working together for the better of the people of people the EU . The days of the empire are over because show me a good empire and I’ll show you a liars and god knows what we are seeing in Westminster is just shocking , Where minsters and the prime minister actually stand up and tell openly lies and where a young lady stands up and tells the truth she’s banned for Westminster grounds for being honest. As regards farage he has never done anything for Ireland 🇮🇪 in his life unless we count his money that he withdrew from Britain and put into Irish bank account and god and only knows where he’s put that now it could be anywhere in the world. No farage we Irish are very happy with our friends in the EU who have helped Ireland 🇮🇪 become a better place to live in, We are seeing our children staying in Ireland 🇮🇪 getting jobs here in Ireland 🇮🇪. This tax he’s on about is happening all over nothing to do with the EU it’s happening in Britain too and they are not in the EU what should have been pointed out to him but this is what farage does all the time. Let’s remember it was farage who said that Britain should have private health care insurance because the nhs can’t afford to threat people as it is . If anyone actually finds that stream you’re actually going to hear a lonely woman say yes which I will take it she wants private health care insurance brought into Britain. To hear anyone in Britain saying that is disgraceful and disgusting. She should be ashamed of herself but as for farage well he doesn’t care it’s that simple

[@Jimboken1]

@@Raggman42 I love reading the first and last sentences from the published manifesto of nutters such as Patrick Da Clown’s. His is even more laughably inane and insane than Ted Kaczynski's Industrial Society and Its Future Unabomber Manifesto. Ted like Patrick was nuts but Ted was intelligent and as an Irishman I note with gr8 sadness than Patrick is clearly as tic as 2 short planks.

[@willslingwood]

She’s very professional and capable of holding her own in any conversation… but her disdain for this person is palpable!

[@ewechoober3355]

Disdain is nothing less than this ignoramus deserves.

[@whitiemarsh3671]

Funny she never gives both barrels to our own government

[@fiddlecastro1453]

@@whitiemarsh3671 well why would she? your government is pro-EU, so that pretty much has them tied to the exact same establishment as the media.

[@whitiemarsh3671]

@@fiddlecastro1453 my point was that if she was a professional she would conduct herself in the same manner regardless of who she was interviewing.....she doesnt so is in no way professional in my opinion

[@owenfitzgerald3219]

@@whitiemarsh3671 I don't she'll loose sleep over your opinion :D

[@gerardbyrne5364]

there is a difference in doing things from choice and having it forced on you by violent invasion of a foreign power...

[@kippsguitar6539]

Violin 🎻🎻

[@gerardbyrne5364]

@@kippsguitar6539 play away kip...

[@2004lus]

When we are outside UK we know he's lying because here we don't have shortage of products on the shelves or gas stations.

[@ciaranmcmahon1991]

Yet

[@rinoabutzile]

@@ciaranmcmahon1991 Farage claims there are shortages already. There are none, speaking from austria. Therefore he is lying. Your ‚yet‘ does not change this fact.

[@gloriousrevolutionary2306]

Funny that the shelves in British supermarkets aren't empty either. Almost as if it was temporary due to the Pingdemic and Covid. There have not been any shortages of food in British supermarkets during the Christmas period, that's all media hysteria.

[@ukwupdates3509]

Someone needs to tell "National Front" the British empire ended in the 1940's.....

[@stephenmurphy2212]

More like 1997 when Hong Kong was handed back to China (Britain’s last colony).

[@ukwupdates3509]

@@stephenmurphy2212 That was just a 💯 year loan mate, Regards

[@mercomania]

@@stephenmurphy2212 More like the period from 1947 to to 1997 when colony after colony kicked the Empire into touch.

[@Monaleenian]

@@mercomania Ya, when the British realised that in order for an empire to have any chance at succeeding, it needs it's people to live in the newly acquired territories, not the conquered people. That lesson won't be forgotten in future attempts at empire that any country makes. The same mistake won't be made again.

[@1adamgarcia2003]

Scotland and NI should leave the UK.

[@Holdit66]

They'll do it a lot sooner than Ireland will leave the EU.

[@joecully5761]

@@Holdit66 why would Ireland leave to EU? What would be good about leaving the EU do tell?

[@whitiemarsh3671]

@@joecully5761 regain control of our fisheries for one

[@brianogsmyth7161]

Yes and the EU too!

[@iaingreig9685]

@@whitiemarsh3671 Jesus Christ, have you paid any attention to what has happened to British fishermen since they regained control of their fisheries?! It came a a pretty horrible price for them.

[@astralxing988]

What a charlatan !!!

[@marcellop3163]

She is.

[@Madyetmellow]

@@seandomhnallosullivan2544 do you live in Ireland to make such a statement?

[@Madyetmellow]

@@seandomhnallosullivan2544 do you live in Ireland to make such a statement?

[@gavinlaird85]

@@seandomhnallosullivan2544 Spanner.

[@user-et6fw6zc3n]

Claire Byrne is a lady. She poses questions and opinions and, although she doesn't agree with Nigel, she let's him reply so they don't end up shouting over eachother. She's mighty altogether!

[@Markus_Antonius]

While I dislike Claire Byrne with a passion, I do agree with you. She needs to stick with giving our own politicians a hard time though, rather than getting political herself.

[@Boombarakoomba]

What were you watching? She was put back in her box with her diabolical assumption that the N.Ireland protocol is working fine and the fact Ursula von der Leyen has more control over ireland than Meehole himself. The Euro Central Bank dictates monetary policy and the European courts have final say on matters within Irish borders. She could only try and insult and embarras Farage... she literally had nothing else to use lol.

[@cjm3109]

@@Boombarakoomba I had to laugh at that bellend farage lecturing us Irish on independence and you think he won that arguement? What a laugh! Pathetic 😅

[@dmal4008]

@@Boombarakoomba bro i live in NI. It is working for the vast majority of us. Only people who dont like it are the hardcore unionists.

[@fiddlecastro1453]

@@dmal4008 Well that's factually incorrect. I live in Northern ireland, am not a Unionist and this protocol is abysmal.

[@driller007]

9:35 face of a person about to play a trump card 10:15 a broken man

[@clientbounty]

"Everything's fine" - 🏠 🔥

[@fergusmurphy8310]

Fair play Claire! Very professional and calm dealing with this ignoramus.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

pig dirt is far more useful

[@jonathanjamie9547]

This clown and Johnson should be in jail soon with moggy gove ect

[@gerardwalsh4346]

History lesson for Mr. Farage. Ireland achieved independence one hundred years ago. Initially this was an absolute disaster - exacerbated by the Civil War. It took 50 years for Ireland to get to the next step. Eventually, Ireland figured out that it needed to be attached to something, which was the EU. Since 1973 Ireland has prospered (with some ups and downs). If Mr Farage and his beloved England are willing to spend the next 50 years figuring themselves out, fair play to them. ....But Irish independence is a poor example....

[@eblita3698]

One more addition to the history lesson for him: 800 years, not 500 years.

[@bmanfox]

@@eblita3698 THANK YOU, I was looking through the comments and you're the only one to point that out (that I could find) maith tú!

[@gerardwalsh4346]

@@eblita3698 I do not like the "800 year" narrative. Need to recalibrate to 1650 or 1801. Regardless Mr. Farage doesn't have a clue!

[@gerardwalsh4346]

@@Tomherbs Both of my grandfathers would have been despondent in 1926. Neither would have been ardent nationalists. Both would have experienced a significant backward step upon independence. However 100 years later the future seems brighter. Be it 32 or 26 or 6, the island needs people to be talking to each other.

[@eblita3698]

@@gerardwalsh4346 Wouldn't know, as I am not Irish. But I lived in Dublin for three years some 20 years ago and that was the number they kept mentioning.

[@adelezierler1547]

This was a rather feisty debate. She think's she knows it all, what a joke she is. She does know nothing of a sort.

[@diegolove173]

Because she’s telling the truth I live in Brexit Britain and it’s a ducking dump

[@RoyBattyLives]

I tell you the difference between the UK and the EU. The UK is a neighbour who kicked our door in, assaulted us and stole our furniture. The EU called in one day and asked if we wanted to join a mutually beneficial economic club that we could leave any time it suited us.

[@whitiemarsh3671]

The only reason we joined the EEC was due to the UK. In terms of the EU asking the Irish people to join this happened twice through 2 referendums both of which the EU “asked” us to vote again as they didn’t like the result

[@conor1077]

@@whitiemarsh3671 you're forgetting the beneficial changes that were made the treaty which allowed it to pass 2nd time.

[@stevekildare4053]

@@whitiemarsh3671 Why don't you gammons ever look up what the Lisbon Treaty was before commenting on it? It shows you never bothered to read what it was and are hearing about it third or fourth hand

[@anotoriousbug]

@@whitiemarsh3671 yeahhhh that didn’t happen. We voted once and it was 83% in favour. Pretty sure that counts as a landslide.

[@whitiemarsh3671]

@@anotoriousbug what vote was that?

[@bmanfox]

For the record, the British Empire broke up Ireland in the first place, so.....

[@killcarter]

... do you care to remind us how that has ended for ye?? In the words of an Irish man who told you all one hundred years ago "Borders are trouble", perhaps this is more evident too you now 😉

[@bmanfox]

@@killcarter it hasn't ended, Brexit made sure of that. Mr. Farage and his minions, like Trump, Putin and all others like them have taken it upon themselves to show just how vile and unnecessary Nationalism truly is. I would love to see Northern Ireland join the Republic, but only if those in the North would too, no more war. "Borders are trouble" and "Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it" - Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish Political Philosopher of the 18th Century.

[@paulcronin3626]

Hateful unionist, what else is new .

[@bmanfox]

@Lord Raglan yes, we're all different, whether you're from Belfast, Waterford, Derry or Dublin, does it really matter though? A border just creates division, division leads to violence and violence means nobody has peace. The North and the Republic may be too different in your eyes, at least to be the same people, but that shouldn't mean a border divides us.

[@drewwilliams6888]

Why would Ireland give up EU membership for this rubbish we have in Brexit Britain? Ireland has more sense. I just wish Claire Byrne was employed by a British broadcaster. She asks the right questions.

[@toyotaprius79]

We can smell colonialist mind think from a mind away. The media fervour (and the Facebook boomers) from the 2015 - 2019 Brexit period was putrid as well as it was obvious. Besides, it's pretty well known by everyone in Ireland of what kind of chancer this Nigel is.

[@timothysimpkins6229]

Nigel Farage end goal is to 👀 the EU collapse, and tell EU citizens plus Ireland, I tell you so, no believe us!

[@davedavids2231]

Did you all just not get schooled by nigel.. sounded like it

[@drewwilliams6888]

@@davedavids2231 Speak for yourself, I for one, voted to remain, and could see the BS, coming out from this man and his supporters. Claire, is one of the few reporters that has the guts to stand up to this idiot, and challenge the rubbish he comes out with. Wish some of the journalists on this side of the Irish Sea, could do the same.

[@davedavids2231]

@@drewwilliams6888 must have watched a different interview He gave substantive and expansive answers to all of the questions posed. As if they were ' gotcha questions' they weren't. All this interviewer could do was post a social media clip. That anybody could have done.

[@ikm64]

...wishing Gerry Adams a "happy Birthday" was priceless... Its true what Oscar said about the English when it come to history...and the Irish for that matter... "The problem is the English can’t remember history, while the Irish can't forget it" ...just for the English readers out there...the Irish will be familiar with the quote.

[@augustineleudar]

"The English never remember, the Irish never forget"

[@Raggman42]

It’s not that we Irish don’t forget it more about the fact that the British have never actually understood what actually happened in Ireland 🇮🇪 where our religion was taken and to be caught in mass meant death even priests weren’t spared. Our language was also taken from us again if you were caught speaking our own language it meant death. Our land was taken away from us which was really ethnic cleansing of the Irish people because greedy landlords and others wanted Irish people gone from the land. While Irish troops fought in World War One during the Easter raising churchhill stop the Irish troops pay which meant that their families had no way to pay for food or even their rent which only hurt these same Irish troops who were fighting and dying for Britain . One day British people might actually try to understand what really happened in Ireland 🇮🇪 and actually care about it

[@ikm64]

@@Raggman42 History is like an onion...many layers to it. I like history and I can tell you do too... But in many way history is also like a coin...two sides to it. I can tell the "Irish" side you got.... Now have you ever considered the events from the British side?. It's only when you have both "perspectives" within your reference can you truly say "I understand" If you are like me, inquisitive enough, can I recommend two books before you start upon your quest though?. An Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798... Thomas Malthus The Wealth of Nations, 1776... Adam Smith Without knowledge of both publications, you can never truly understand the prevailing mindset (British) at the time. ...maybe at that point...well you can never truly forgive, but you may come to an understanding...

[@Raggman42]

@@ikm64 I can meet anyone halfway but explain taking our language our religion and our own country and selling people into slavery and I don’t mean bond person who works of what they owe to who ever. Now dare in mind many many Irish people serve Britain in many different ways. Yet while these Irish people were actually serving they were treating their families with total contempt. Do I think everyone in Britain is like this no I don’t but what really needs to happen is that British people are taught what really happened in Ireland 🇮🇪. Remember this and this really sums up a lot of problems with Ireland 🇮🇪 when the Irish people wanted home rule the hard core unionist even armed themselves against Irish home rule why ??? Because they didn’t want to have home rule in Ireland 🇮🇪 because it would mean that Irish people would have been able to change rules to better people and it’s simple to see how Irish people were treated so badly in their own country just imagine if Ireland 🇮🇪 had got home rule would Ireland 🇮🇪 be still in with Britain who knows but the unionist or should I say the real hard core unionist didn’t want home rule but as soon as Ireland 🇮🇪 became independent these unionist ran in the doors of Westminster demanding home rule and would not accept any thing else. Why There was almost nine million people in Ireland 🇮🇪 before these unionist starve the Irish now about 3 million stayed in Ireland 🇮🇪 and about 3 million people moved all over this planet and about 3 million were starve now these would be rough figures and many of the 3 million Irish people moved to Scotland England and I’m sure Wales got a few too many change their name by dropping the o from names and so on but for many people they felt safer in Britain away from these hard core unionist. But yes I do love history I once got the chance to listen to a English gentleman who actually served on a British war vessel and was involved in the river plate he was in the engine room sadly this gentleman is no longer with us, he was a true gentleman met when I was holiday in Yorkshire village

[@ikm64]

@@Raggman42 that's a lot of ground to cover but I appreciate all the effort. I'm Irish again and reasonably well-read...so a great many historical facts are known to me. First principals to start. Principal no 1...all states act in their own perceived self-interest. Principal no 2...there are no good guys at this level of political analysis. Principal no 3...no states borders are fixed by anything other than conflict. That said... Sir Walter Raleigh brought the potato and Cronwell bought the cabbage...the pigs were already here...and so what is universally regarded as the basic "Irish dinner"...is a UK import. True also for the "country" itself a British construct...Ireland before the British was an island of warlords...the invitation of one the starting point of 800 years of "British involvement" The nation-state is a modern construct and is fundamentally based on shared values... That most certainly includes things like language & faith...hence the British desire to "simplify" the many different options available throughout the British isles. (Ok I know it's a great deal more complex than that...but it is a comment section) Irish history is long and complex...but that statement is also true for our next-door neighbour. My greatest memory as an "Irish Republican" was the day a British monarch bowed her head in respect for the men and women that fought against her family's rule... That's the day..." the hatchet was buried"...well for me anyway.

[@adrianashby1033]

"How dare you, use my own words against me"

[@nickjones7737]

"And who's going to pay for that, ultimately?" That face he pulled, priceless. Deer in headlights. Bahahahaha

[@toyotaprius79]

*snake in the headlights more like

[@seankavanagh7334]

Why was Byrne so angry nigal answer to her questions were based on facks we have lost our sovereignty

[@nickjones7737]

@@seankavanagh7334 is that a parody of a farage fan boy?

[@nickjones7737]

@@seankavanagh7334 not sure if being forceful to get a direct answer is the same as being angry. As for anger .. His nonsense comments about the history of the Irish people were angering to many. His b.s claim of having close family ties to Ireland is a provable lie. His last ancesters from Ireland moved to England and died there before 1750. His attempt to compare a voted membership (which can be rescinded by a democratic vote) to the EU to British Empire colonisation is just white washing history or comical fucking nonsense. The bloke is an out and out liar, a fraud, etc. I dont hate the bloke, im not even bothered if we're in the EU or not personally.. and I believe covid is an equal or bigger contributing factor to the struggles in the UK than brexit at this point in time.. so my dislike of him isn't some radicalist mindset. The guys just an absolute shitbag.

[@72mossy]

Sure he was caught again with our wonderful rebel song called Sean South from Garryowen. He hasn't a clue about Ireland.

[@kippsguitar6539]

Who cares, the UK has bigger fish to fry in Asia, Australia Canada and new Zealand

[@roisinmalone3015]

@@kippsguitar6539 Off you go. Enjoy the soggy uplands.

[@Monaleenian]

He's not going to know very obscure(on a global stage) Irish songs.

[@Raggman42]

@@kippsguitar6539 and you really think we care about that. I believe I don’t want to be in the Eu we are better of with Britain gone although we believe that Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 will return to the EU in time. There’s nothing personal about it Ireland 🇮🇪 left Britain because Ireland 🇮🇪 and her citizens were treated horrific by British people unionist people ( just so people understand doesn’t mean because you show respect to your queen doesn’t mean you are one of these unionist) these people committed horrific crimes against people of Ireland 🇮🇪. But I’ve no problem with Britain outside the EU after all British people want to be rulers again it seems although I don’t think people around the world 🌍 want anymore empires around , show me a good empire and I’ll show you a liar 😂😂😂😂😂. Anyway it’s time for we in the EU to move on now and make more friends and better deals with especially our friends in the United States of America 🇺🇸

[@Markus_Antonius]

Apple guy in the background flipping us off at 6:40

[@Holdit66]

I thought he was picking his nose. :-)

[@mastafixa]

Nigel wants a super league but with nations instead of football teams

[@toyotaprius79]

An Axis of nations more like

[@kippsguitar6539]

Soon the UK will be in it with CANZUK, we got Ireland into Europe after Brussels rejected it and we should do the same with English speaking CANZUK

[@roisinmalone3015]

@@kippsguitar6539 The others aren't interested in CANZUK (bar maybe Australia).

[@kingofkings3624]

Could he stop talking down to us for five fucking minutes??

[@boykovasilev8834]

United Ireland 🇮🇪. That's the solution. Nigel, ask the fishermen how the brexit going 😄😄. Remember , Nigel, member of EU parliament for 20 years, with 150000 euro annual salary, half German half french, against the immigrants. His kids have EU passports. What are clown 🤡.

[@epbski]

First of all, Nigel admits that the worst part of the Brexit Deal apart from Northern Ireland is the fact that the British fisherman have been completely sold out; he is furious about it. So he'll be agreeing with you if you mention that the British fisherman are doing badly. Nigel never supported the Brexit deal that was signed. Second, Farage took a salary in the EU Parliament but fought from the beginning to lose his job as an MEP. Nigel is not half German and half French. I don't know where you heard that. And his kids are dual citizens and have German passports because their mother and Nigel's wife is German. What does that have to do with Nigel's view on the EU?

[@mlambrechts1]

I'm from Belgium, just watching this for entertainment, not political. We have no shortages whatsoever.

[@kippsguitar6539]

Maybe your English isn't up.to.it, he said inflation is global and it certainly is

[@mlambrechts1]

@@kippsguitar6539 how is your dutch???

[@mlambrechts1]

@@kippsguitar6539 sorry, i didn't want to insult anyone. As I said, this is only amusement for me.

[@mlambrechts1]

@@kippsguitar6539 I watched it again. My English seems to be fine. She asks about the shortages (drivers), plants rotting in the fields and farmers killing their live stock, and he's circling around it by talking about inflation. Hmmm; makes me wonder...

[@chalkus]

@@kippsguitar6539 it might be but it's worse in the UK. Maybe your English isn't up to it, despite it being your first language

[@timothysimpkins6229]

I didn't believe every word that Nigel Farage say on that interview!

[@charliekavanagh1217]

Byrne is totally ignorant and full of herself

[@pfauniversal1890]

@@charliekavanagh1217 Good girl Charlie

[@markbriten6999]

Any wword

[@djdoolittle1315]

@@charliekavanagh1217 save it Enoch 😉

[@brenfit4257]

England is in mess with Brexit....bad choice...

[@toyotaprius79]

They didn't even have a choice. Their entire social dialogues (especially Facebook) had been spoilt by Brexit lies and bad faith "both side" debates for years. The anger and frustration that's revealed when an English person talks about Brexit is most definitely unnatural. The population of England had their heads messed with. It's dire, alarming and saddening.

[@ianjones3568]

Brexit wasn't a bad choice at all, but the ruling class didn't want it and did their best to scotch it. We've had 5 years of Government inepitude and downright treason in Parliament to dilute it, be slow to act and we've still got options to go back in. Brexiteers only weakness was to trust government to work for the people. Wrong in spades.

[@tarlokmann3981]

@@ianjones3568 if only we did it proper the angels whoulda come to save us!

[@chalkus]

@@ianjones3568 what a load of shite. Very few people wanted a hard brexit... you're making it up if you say they did.

[@fernandojorge9627]

Claire Byrne ,since today a portuguese great fan!

[@charliekavanagh1217]

@Gerardo Dibbert She is ignorant and overpaid

[@deleder2k]

Strange that it is so terrible in Poland, but yet they have fuel and groceries. What Nigel Farage doesn't get that even though some countries lack drivers, the U.K would have gotten more drivers if they were an EU member or a member of the single market 100%. Why? Because Polish or Romanian drivers would go to UK and earn triple of what they do in their home country. Nigel Farage needs to stop this bluff. Is Brexit to blame for everything? No, but if the UK voted no they would have food and petrol now. That is not up for debate.

[@garycorbett8250]

Well I hope all these European driver’s move in next door to you.

[@deleder2k]

@@garycorbett8250 Okay..? Not sure what to make of this comment. Tens of thousands of Polish people lives in Norway, but most lorry drivers does not.

[@koenvanmaldegem6351]

@@garycorbett8250 I pity the Spanish people who have to live with al those British immigrants, sorry, 'expats' next door...

[@cathalreilly4314]

The cheek of RTE to tell people to delete apps off their phone especially people with disabilities that needs them mind your own business

[@Dave-ku1pc]

And that my friends is why the UK fell for the whole pack of lies of brexit. He is an absolute tool but has the ability to find fellow tools who believe him and his kind. My grandad fought the British and Ireland is much better off without his kind of jingoistic xenophobia. The UK will be wrecked over the coming years and then you’ll see them begging to join the EU.

[@AlanJG178]

Nigel Farage demonstrates talking gibberish eloquently.

[@richardmoloney689]

He thrives on media coverage.

[@toyotaprius79]

A forked fascist tongue more like.

[@alannewman85]

Farage is a brlliant ring master, a very engaging speaker. And very very dangerous.

[@davedavids2231]

Is gibberish Irish for facts and straight talking

[@ajc5479]

@@davedavids2231 No, Gibberish is brexshit for intelligence.

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

My goodness Claire is a fine looking woman

[@maureenoconnor4430]

Like the political class in UK they cant afford to say Brexit was a mistake

[@marcellop3163]

Are you serious?? That was the best thing they did actually...the EU is a total failure.

[@hindenpeter2.04]

The vote was actually a fair few percentage points more in favour of Brexit, an issue close to my heart as it was a few high performing Catholics who forced the masons to correctly count and not fiddle with the tally. Adam Boulton the next day was shook. It took 1000-1500 hours to get the job done done and then came the covid bollix as another distraction

[@cjm3109]

@@marcellop3163 🤣🤣keep telling yourself that!

[@daijirokatoh3769]

@@marcellop3163 keep talking about imaginary problems in the EU and proves the world you are the failure 😂

[@pfauniversal1890]

@@marcellop3163 not for N.Ireland

[@ahairyhaggis1449]

Don’t let the door hit you on the erse on the way out Farage. She is a legend, so long over due he got nailed

[@Rockstar5199]

She doesn't understand a single bit about any of the issues she brought up. He schooled her on everything

[@djdoolittle1315]

@@Rockstar5199 save it fool

[@Rockstar5199]

@@djdoolittle1315 that all you got? Like Claire. Nada.

[@kippsguitar6539]

She is very ignorant and poorly researched

[@markbriten6999]

@@Rockstar5199 and farage couldn't find his arse with both hands and a map

[@shanegahan4341]

We have one of the highest prices in the EU...For cars..petrol/diesel..insurance...car tax...houses...health care...Education...alcohol ..ciggies...the list goes on and its only going to get worse... Banana Republic

[@mrmc2465]

Don't think she gets paid to highlight that 😂

[@shanegahan4341]

@@mrmc2465 🤣🤣...true

[@LeonVEKH]

So I suppose that would make Scandinavia and the likes of Germany, France, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg etc also all Banana Republics? Definition of a Banana Republic = a small state that is politically unstable as a result of the domination of its economy by a single export controlled by foreign capital. In regards to your examples the only thing that needs to be more regulated are car insurance and house prices, the rest I couldn't give two Fs about, also perhaps it's time to go electric....

[@BlyatimirPootin]

I thought you meant Britain

[@hughpugh6286]

None of which have anything to do with the EU.

[@Michael-rt3hf]

I say the same why fight for 800 years for sovereignty and then throw it away to the EU. Madness

[@fintonmainz7845]

Dim

[@geoffm9944]

Agreed! The Irish nationalists who fought and died for Irish independence over the past hundreds of years must feel betrayed. Ireland has essentially become a ‘client’ state at the ‘beck and call’ of unelected EU bureaucrats! Once Ireland surrendered its monetary and fiscal autonomy,, independence was essentially shredded! Now all the Dail have left is ‘pavement political’ issues! The MSM know only too well that all the major decisions are made in Brussels and so to compensate for delegating authority to the EU, they endlessly extol the virtues of being an EU member to salve their conscience!

[@Michael-rt3hf]

@@geoffm9944 Geoff agree one hundred percent, also given they owe debt to the EU gives them a further lavel of control, when the 2008 crash hit the Goverment put the burden of debt on the tax payers and let the banks.of Scott free, that debt incurred should have been paid by the Banks. But thing is the people need to wake up and take back their sovereignty and their God given rights.

[@paulcronin3626]

@@geoffm9944 at some stage, the decent people of Europe will have to stand up to people like you, it's been done before, with millions of British in the side of decency, I'm think you'll be left behind.

[@geoffm9944]

@@paulcronin3626 You say ‘decent’ people will have to stand up to ‘people like me.’ You equate decency with moral standards and hence because I feel that Ireland has made a very poor decision in becoming a ‘client’ member of this super federal state known as the EU, I’m somehow morally defective. Forgive me but this is the height of pomposity by labelling folk like me as morally lacking simply because I feel deeply concerned that Ireland has discarded its sovereignty and fiscal autonomy and is now powerless to chart its own legal and economic course. Your argument is a dangerous ploy because it positions people who think like you on a higher moral plain than dissidents like me, because we have the brass neck to challenge the Irish political establishment. Breathtaking!

[@jeanjacques9980]

Did RTE pay a fee to Farage to appear on programme?

[@Euroscot9155]

Brexit was and remains a sham, I've never heard anyone here say "woa I'm glad that happened", that includes South of the border, thank you for embarrassing this buffoon. Much Love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺

[@008juggy]

Trigger article 16 now.👍🇬🇧

[@briansmith8950]

Farage is the face of the Brexit lies. Why is he still being invited to pollute these discussions about the aftermath. He should go and get a useful job. Can he drive a truck or pluck a turkey?

[@brianbennett4279]

We won get over it

[@tarlokmann3981]

He's never done a proper job in his life, why should he start now!

[@edgeyt1]

@@brianbennett4279 everyone lost you just don't know it.

[@cormackeenan8175]

Whats stomach churning is an Englishman asking an Irish person if they want to be ruled 🤦‍♂️ by a foreign power when he represents a foreign power that left the country destitute when the Irish asked them to leave. The EU has been the best thing that happen to the Republic of Ireland in my lifetime. It should also be noted that Faux-Rage was the UK representative for fisheries and he only turned up to, two meetings out of thirty and gave his constituency no voice.

[@archibaldocruz4561]

Like what is happening in Hungary and Poland? His examples are the fascists governments. That says it all.

[@richardmoloney689]

I got banned from Quora for challenging one of these people in Hungary. He was allowed tell me that all the Irish were drunken paedophile. I complained to no avail. He's still out there. So much for Quora.

[@archibaldocruz4561]

@@richardmoloney689 It's happening everywhere -- Facebook, KZbin... they are allowing fascist propaganda and intimidation from their side and whoever fights back is shut down.

[@kevinbarry1724]

He is like a naive egotistical spoilt sixth former.

[@mrmc2465]

She is like a child in high infants

[@michaelmurphy9785]

He’s not even that good

[@hindenpeter2.04]

He's a freemason i believe which is a downer but who would you rather do a cameo, claire or Mister You Kipper Kev? CB is a shrew

[@Monaleenian]

Maybe try explaining what it is that you disagree with, instead of hurling insults.

[@Madyetmellow]

Nothing like a straw man when you’re losing an argument Nige.

[@davedavids2231]

We are fine.. don't worry about us.. lool... let's come back to that next year 😂

[@susanharrisdemorales3446]

He needs a lesson in Irish history and British colonial history too. "How dare you even say that!! " What??!!!He didn't give a *#"* about Irish problems during his Brexit campaign. All Brexiteers kept that little problem under their hats. I don't know how HE dare come out with the crap he spreads : eg. His Brexit bus lies and his pre Brexit positive comments on British fishing waters. He gives figures on foreign workers leaving England who obviously didn't want to apply to stay after being given the chance. Who wants to stay in a country that clearly shows that certain foreign workers are not welcome except of course the very well educated or rich ones!!? Nowhere here in Germany do you see the chaos that is going on in England. There is a shortage of drivers everywhere, but drivers here pass from country to country without bigotted poliically inspired exclusions of"undesirables" and we don't see any shortages on supermarket shelves. I would love to see somebody like Farage put on the receiving end of his type of bigotted racism, putting him in the same position as other fellow human beings seeking refuge. I fear that his banker's wheeling and dealing and populist ability to pull the wool over people's eyes will at least keep him safe from all of that. He makes no appology to the farmers now having to cull animals, fishermen in dire Straits, or Cornwall lacking EU aid (1 billion pounds received from the EU over 15 years!)!Johnson is not going to reimburse the missing 100 m pounds needed to replace this EU funding despite pre Brexit promises that he would do so. As a Brit I feel so sad about what is happening in the UK. I am so grateful that I have always been so welcome in this country and had no problems in acquiring nationality when the proverbial hit the fan and Brexit rolled out.

[@willyeckerslike123]

he done another birthday greeting to Gerry Adams this time

[@seankavanagh7334]

Nigal is great rte don't want to see the truth

[@paulcronin3626]

You epitomize why we had civil war, seoinin.

[@kippsguitar6539]

@@paulcronin3626 so do you

[@diegolove173]

The same Nigel who said to Rees Mogg to avoid fishing town

[@Flanneryshanedward]

We bailed out Europe's casino bond holders which gives us 100 BILLION Plus debt to the eu because Merkel told us to be good little children. Ireland has no cards to play were too small. We must stay with the eu it's as simple as that. Basically eu give us a roof over our head and we pay them the mortgage at their rates. Britain took their choice to leave but only time will tell whether there right or wrong. Just my opinion.

[@eugenenoonan1886]

Do you remember what it was like before Ireland joined the e.u. I do.

[@kippsguitar6539]

Great point

[@kippsguitar6539]

@@eugenenoonan1886 most countries in the world are vastly different from 40 years ago, it's called development

[@jimmyotoole5464]

Claire,you are my hero .x

[@charliekavanagh1217]

Nigel is an intelligent politician .Wish our shower were half as good

[@Earhairy]

@@charliekavanagh1217 "Nigel is an intelligent politician ." How can you possibly post that after watching him say, with great fervour "Up the Ra!" on an online forum, while at the same time lecturing the Irish population on their nation's history. The man is a vile, thick, malevolent wanker.

[@Rockstar5199]

@@Earhairy The man schooled her on every single point. All she, and you, have to fall back on is a silly gotcha moment where he says up the ra. Who gives a bollix if he said that? He wasnt aware of what that even meant.

[@Earhairy]

@@Rockstar5199 "The man schooled her on every single point." The only thing he schooled anyone on is what a grubby little bastard he is, and I can assure you that there many here in England who very much give a bollock to him taking money to shout "Up the RA!" into a webcam. Also, if you think that he didn't know what it meant, then presumably you also believe that he didn't actually know that the Gerard Adams he took money to wish a belated happy birthday to, referred to 'the' Gerry Adams, the former President of Sinn Fein. For someone who has followed politics all his life, it is beyond naive to think that he didn't know what it meant, and either he did know, and doesn't care, or he genuinely has no interest in, or knowledge of, Irish history. Whichever is the case, Claire Byrne was right.

[@Rockstar5199]

@@Earhairy He refuted every single point she made and she wasn't able to counter a single one. She just moved on to the next one realising she was in over her head. The ra thing is just silliness. So you are offended, get over it. It's quite obvious he wasn't aware of that phrase.

[@secretpaddy]

Farage was actually in panic. Thank you Claire. Very professional journalism.

[@alexharrison2743]

Extremely professional

[@marleneprice2835]

No shortages whatsoever here in Spain.

[@mikay7771]

0:52 "Germany's got Problems"? I live here, what problems? I see none, none at all. There are no problems at all in terms of daily supplies etc. Shop and supermarket shelves normal, nothing missing, fuel everywhere every day. The guy's on drugs or something.

[@mbotjan8]

This clown is lying so much he even believe to himself

[@stjohnsilver9538]

Farage owned. He had his arse handed to him.

[@lordrobert12]

Bull shit!!

[@pfauniversal1890]

@@seandomhnallosullivan2544 you must be from Donegal 🤪

[@cigh7445]

Nigel may well be clueless about Ireland, but he accidentally hit on some truths. - The people who benefitted the most from Irelands, involvement in the EU were middle and upper class urbanites - The people who benefitted the least were the fishing communities, who were sold out twice by the Irish government. (Sadly many of the communities sustained by the fishing trade were Irish speaking communities who lost one of the few employment opportunities available to them which didn't require emigration or knowledge of the English language. To this day Gaeltacht areas, or Gwaletuckt areas as urbanites would call them, still have the highest numbers of emigration and rural poverty in the country). Switzerland voted against joining the EU in order to protect its farmers livelihoods from the extra competition and challenges the EU membership would have posed. They also voted against it to protect their system of direct democracy whereby the areas/communes within the 26 cantons vote and make the decisions on every little thing to do with their area, right all the way up to the Federal level (i.e. the people make the decisions, as opposed to simply electing a government to be 'in power' which then 'acts on our behalf'). I believe that the EU was good for Ireland overall, and it could continue to be good for Ireland, but the negative effects of the EU were not felt by Ireland's upper middle classes or by most urbanites. People like Claire have to realise that not everybody benefitted to the same extent as the 'marbles in their mouths "weren't we all spending way beyond our means in the Celtic Tiger years" classes of Irish society' - (coincidentally it's people from this class who form the bulk of Irelands national media organisations, as evidenced by the accents). My ideal EU would be one in which a Swiss style direct democracy was practiced. Real democracy, as opposed to a top-down representative bureaucracy. But whether Ireland is in or out of the EU, I'm not sure I can see this happening (unless the uniting of Northern Ireland and the Republic brings such a solution into play as part of a creative reimagining and restructuring of the country) due to the aggressively centralising tendencies and reluctance to share any power of the Dublin based Neo-Liberal, foreign direct investment loving (destroyed a lot of the homegrown trades and small businesses around the country) government.

[@fintonmainz7845]

Waffle. Switzerland has to accept the rules of the EU without having a say. You can argue the case for fishing, which was always going to be a tiny minority but EU membership has benefited all social classes in Irish society.

[@cigh7445]

@@fintonmainz7845 Ah, no, Switzerland is not in the EU and has it's own tailored trade arrangements with the EU (of course it has ties with Germany, Italy and France in particular), in a similar way to countries such as Norway. I agree that EU membership has benefitted most classes of people in Ireland, my point is that there have been 'cons' as well as pros, which the classes who benefitted the most seem to be completely blind to. We need to recognise why some people 'might' (currently these people are a minority) develop views against the EU, or we could easily end up sleepwalking into our own Brexit situation down the line. Ideally the EU would become more democratic, as proposed by the Diem25 movement.

[@terryjones6504]

What she forgets is we are trying to satisfy 68 million consumers, not a quiet little beautiful country.

[@ambrosecoyle8482]

Why is Ireland picking on poor Britain😂👍

[@Ernoburger]

Ah, yes, the same old song by Nigel. I’m surprised he’s still touring with those 2016 arguments as his nation burns behind him.

[@gerardwalsh4346]

Northern Ireland. On the issue of the protocol there has be very little advocacy against it from the business community, the trade unions and the farming community. In fact the business community has been meeting with the EU. These folks are not stupid. They recognize the advantage of being in the EU market as well as the UK. Nigel should set up a business in Northern Ireland and he might figure this out.

[@cathalreilly4314]

The cheek of you up there in RTE to tell anybody with that down that DJ the delete things off their phones and everything in one's own property

[@hubertl75]

There are no good shortages in Belgium or the Netherlands for example. Why is that then???

[@redmed10]

Farage loves to throw in his sarcastic comments to demean the interviewer who has to operate with good manners.

[@jameshogan6142]

Well she is Irish after all.

[@redmed10]

He does it to impress people like you who are easily impressed.

[@em4945]

She genuinely thinks we are doing well, what country is she living in

[@paulcronin3626]

What's with the "we",speak for yourself little man.

[@patdoyle3686]

I agree everything is going up wages are going down its time to get out of town

[@stijnvanderveken]

Ireland literally has the second largest GDP PPP in Europe (not the union) right now. So if your not feeling it, maybe rethink your approach to it? Looks like your country has a lot opportunity's to offer

[@em4945]

@@stijnvanderveken GDP is completely useless measure as it is all multinational companies that inflates it so high so the money is being exported to america. GNI is the best measure of economic growth and we are very average with that statistic

[@stijnvanderveken]

@@em4945 ok thx thought gdp was a good reference (I'm not an economist, just looking up numbers). I just thought it was strange to hear coming from someone from Ireland, because I just heard the Irish economy is growing steadily, even with Covid. Anyways I just checked GNI and according to data from 2019 Ireland still has the third largest GNI PPP in Europe. So I guess there most be something going good :)

[@dawidkarta1260]

Nigel give up your German passport.

[@tarlokmann3981]

Wry!

[@promeetnag]

Germany DOES NOT have these problems

[@ewechoober3355]

The way he keeps saying "you folks in Dublin" like it's a little hamlet of the great kingdom. His interpretation of great anglo-irish relations is a ridiculous visit from their queenie...

[@maewest68]

Lol, and what is Dublin? 500k people, hardly the centre of the Universe. The Irish have too high an opinion of themselves, they need taking down a peg or two, or three.

[@davidnelson9232]

He is referring to the elies in Dublin. The wealthy, the media and the political parties are all pro EU. Sinn Fein used to be anti EU but changed their mind back in the 2000's.

[@bryanoneill2639]

2 million people in Dublin and her hinterland land. Britain controlling Ireland for the best part of 800 years. Even when they split the Island and we gained independence they economical hobbled the south until they need food and manpower during WW2@@maewest68

[@pearseodonnell2364]

Ah yeah, I'd forgotten about that - the democratically elected queen. Lol

[@ajc5479]

@@maewest68 Dublin is a shithole, but the English built it, so you can't expect anything better.

[@plarkinemail]

Fair play to you Claire

[@charliekavanagh1217]

Never liked Byrne full of herself

[@tommywilliams9414]

The problem with England from an English person is you simply cannot get people to work because they get more on benefits. If we dramatically lowered the benefits and forced people to work we would be fine.

[@markbriten6999]

Bollocks. How about paying a living wage. Then you'd get people working.

[@trishadick3786]

Really how much do you get on benefits

[@tommywilliams9414]

@@trishadick3786 never been on them but I see people on them buying enough booze and ciggys to float a boat.

[@cathalreilly4314]

The cheek of somebody in RTE to tell people this after setting up Netflix and delete things and delete Google of phones and things you just want to mind your own business up there

[@soloroy6020]

"Inflation means prices and wages are going up". At least 50% of this statement are correct.

[@mlambrechts1]

In Belgium, the wages are corrected for inflation, so our wages are going up.

[@tomeyckmans9389]

Prices go up, wages go up. All good for domestic consumption, not for export

[@kippsguitar6539]

@@mlambrechts1 unless by 50% a year you are well short, as a commodity trader I can vouch for that, oil $20 to 100 in a year, theta a massive pay.rise

[@kippsguitar6539]

@@tomeyckmans9389 ridiculous, goods and services are soaring out of control, nothing to do with Europe, copper doubled oil quadruple, gas quadruple, miserable winter ahead for many

[@tomeyckmans9389]

@@kippsguitar6539 bullsh*t back to school

[@jmaycock]

“You haven’t got a clue” - knock out blow

[@dannyboy5517]

This man wears gold rimmed specs

[@FB-tq5ln]

She has her political beliefs on her shoulder all the time. You can see that with Sinn Fein, the hate she has for their policies and their political views. What I am saying, she has got to big for her own boots. Public broadcasters should be impartial and not show their personal views across OUR airways, It is not her right to be allowed to progress on this pattern of abuse.

[@ryanaindreas]

does he only own one suit?

[@hughpugh6286]

Well, he can only get 70 quid a trick…

[@robertmartin8233]

And I learned 50 years ago never trust a man in a pinstripe suit, and I've never seen it proven wrong.

[@ryanaindreas]

@@robertmartin8233 your 100% right

[@kantalarski]

First sentence and already a liar - there is no shortages of anything in Poland. Shops are full, gas stations have as much petrol as you need. Cheers from Poland.

[@richardmoloney689]

Yeah but he wants to save you.

[@josephharley9448]

Ireland has always suffered from high level political corruption. This interviewer has become a superstar in ireland. She could not tie the laces of Vincent Brown.

[@ravg9196]

Cause when nigel is wrong he always says he says says... because he is right he is right

[@markpage5485]

Farage is talking complete bollocks, as usual.

[@Boombarakoomba]

Is he though? Ireland foreign and finance policy isn't governed by themselves so you're not an independent country. That's an inconvenient fact for ye

[@astralxing988]

@@Boombarakoomba It is PART of a UNION , the main word here being PART !!! Also like anyone else in the European Union , Ireland have a full VETO vote and an article 50 to trigger whenever they see fit , unlike Scotland for example who have neither of the above and they were dragged against their will out of the EU while people like you lecture us about democracy . EU is not perfect but at this point in time is far better than UK , also a little thing people like you fail to mention is that while being PART of the EU , Ireland economy and Ireland as a whole flourished .

[@mrmc2465]

Irish sovereignty is complete bollocks?

[@Boombarakoomba]

@@astralxing988 what's happened to your corporation tax? The EU TOLD you to raise it and TOLD you to collect 13 billion from Apple. Your government didn't want to but alas they were TOLD. That's what being PART of the EU is.. no thanks. Scotland a different story, we're not talking about Scotland now, we're talking about Ireland and the EU.

[@Boombarakoomba]

@@astralxing988 and what happened with the Lisbon Treaty that the Irish electorate rejected only to approve just over a year later with close to nothing amended. Brussels told you and you did it. That's not independence.

[@seanah123]

There will be an independence talk in Ireland, but it won't be about the EU.

[@fiddlecastro1453]

Oh there will be, especially after the EU threatened to invoke article 16 on us during a pandemic... but ofcourse the bootlickers for the EU will be silent about it ofc

[@djdoolittle1315]

Mr Brexit, Nigel Mirage 😔☝️

[@ThroatSore]

She dares because she is right? I did some research after this and am better educated. Thank you to this super journalist.

[@fiddlecastro1453]

Very odd, people in the comments seem to struggle with the fact that not everyone in Ireland loves the EU...

[@brianlea2853]

I don’t think you’re really Fidel Castro I think you’re just pretending 🤔

[@brianlea2853]

@Bella Ends Not sure what you mean by yet?

[@brianlea2853]

@Bella Ends I haven’t agreed to anyone

[@brianlea2853]

@Bella Ends You seem upset Don’t take all of this too personally

[@whitiemarsh3671]

Some people don’t like the truth and believe everything that the idiot box tells them

[@MrStoneyburke]

Lord Nigel Haw Haw - Talking through his Backside again.

[@geoffm9944]

What an insulting remark! He championed Brexit and many millions supported him. He’s a patriot and wishes the best for the U.K. Just making crude idiotic remarks demeans you! Engage brain!

[@MrStoneyburke]

@@geoffm9944 Stop getting so upset over a Little German/French Disruptive Dictator who has destroyed your Fishing. Farming. Shop supplies etc. And that's just for starters, But still takes his Big Pension from The Enemy = The EU. Ha Ha ha Ha

[@geoffm9944]

@@MrStoneyburke Brexit happened because Nigel was the driving and intellectual force behind this movement which was for the U.K. to regain its sovereignty. All key decisions were being made in Brussels so the U.K. Parliament had virtually become a talking shop without any executive teeth. The EU was a vast bureaucracy where decisions were made by unelected EU civil servants. Indeed, the economic decisions being made were in the interests of Germany and France, who still are the two key players in this bloated, dysfunctional EU club. The U.K. high courts were not sovereign because they were subordinate to the EU court of Human Rights. Then there was a never ending litany of rules and regulations about how businesses ought to observe as well as telling us how we should control our borders. Border regulation is of paramount importance to any sovereign nation, but the U.K. could not exercise control over its own frontiers. I and millions of others were delighted when we left the EU! Sadly, Ireland has sold its soul to the EU! My father was always banging in about how throughout history Ireland wanted self government and eventual independence! But now that is all gone?

[@Earhairy]

@@geoffm9944 "He championed Brexit and many millions supported him. He’s a patriot and wishes the best for the U.K." No. He wishes the best for his bank balance. Engage brain after becoming better informed.

[@ScotSoundMusic]

@@geoffm9944 How do you feel about what the OBR said about the impact of Brexit? Are they (experts in economics) wrong are are Brexit-voting idiots right? I'm asking for a Chancellor whose economic polices are entirely based on what information they provide, although I think I can guess what your response will be. It will either be "They're totally wrong and don't know anything" or you'll evade answering by posting absolute shit on a subject you don't know anything about, as evidenced by your statement "all key decisions were being made by Brussels" (so you clearly don't know how the VETO system worked in the EU parliament). You'll maybe even try to ask me a question instead of answering mine, in true Brexit-voter deflection tactics. Over to you. Prove me wrong and show me how clever you really are - because you're not doing too well so far.

[@selimbennouir6238]

Do you think HGV driver will be pleased with the £2 hourly rate increase while the cost of the PCR alone is nowhere.. the 70 hours rules within 8 days, goes beyond the safety recommendations for truck drivers, which is 48hrs driving on a weekly basis. So if you compare this policy with road accidents caused by HGV drivers due to fatigue you can actually realize this approach is going to lead into more inconveniences if you reject the idea of increasing your head counts.

[@finneire2081]

Reminds me of how well my misses and I get on .

[@kingdingaling8709]

Nigel suddenly worried about HGV drivers .😂😂 this guy is hoping to speak to the idiots to trigger an Irish exit of EU so they can control us again.

[@marcellop3163]

Irish economy is nothing without the UK and the US. The EU is completely useless for Ireland apart from sending you fake refugees you will feed with your taxes.

[@kingdingaling8709]

@@marcellop3163 actually import from Ireland to mainland Europe have been steadily increasing. Ireland is not as reliant as previously thought and has managed to mitigate many of the expected impacts of Brexit thus far. I have business based her and in the UK and shipping is a nightmare. Nearly all the manufacturers we deal with the UK relocated to Germany and Italy. I dont benefit if the UK does badly. I will actually lose money but I wont pretend Brexit is a success ot that Ireland would benefit from leaving. This will go down in history as one of the biggest blunders of the UK. There's no winners on either side but Britain has essentially decided to dump its closest friends in the hopes of making penpals in Asia. 😂 also immigrants in thr UK and Ireland have been net contributors for many years. You are a bit simple and patriotic so in simple terms it means they give more money on average to the economy and government than they take out. Also reports show that without immigration our economy's can not continue to grow. You fear change and I feel bad for you. Not too late to educate yourself and change self destructive habits. Best of luck buddy.

[@BlyatimirPootin]

@@marcellop3163 yeah ok, go drink your kool aid now

[@jayarenneilson6049]

'Nigel suddenly worried about HGV drivers .' - yeah, like he was worried about fishing rights - and look how well that turned out for the UK.

[@hughpugh6286]

@@jayarenneilson6049 And who was, for three years, the UK’s representative on the EU Fisheries Committee?

[@jamesdurkin7954]

Well done Claire very professional it's time someone was able to put him in his place

[@alannewman85]

Claire you are our Heroine!!!!

[@geoffm9944]

@@alannewman85 Why is she a heroine? She asked a string of questions which Nigel answered very competently and thoroughly. I agree with Nigel that the Republic of Ireland sold off its independence to Brussels. Dublin has to do the the bidding of the EU. Sovereignty resides in Brussels. So sad.

[@geoffm9944]

‘Put him in his place.’ You must be living in a parallel universe!’ He answered all her questions carefully, thoughtfully and sensibly. He challenged her on the so called joys of being an EU member. The fact is that Ireland has sold its sovereignty to Brussels.

[@alannewman85]

@@geoffm9944 Because it’s high time charlatans like Farage are called out for what they represent - populism and ignorance. You paint a picture of Brussels as a modern day British Empire. (That’s not a good picture. Remember- 1/2 the country STARVED TO DEATH under the ‘Union’. In the meantime the plantations destabilised N.I. leading to the current situation in case you’d ‘forgotten’ those facts.) The fact is we are a small population on the periphery of Europe and that dictates certain trading patterns. Ireland has done well in the EU where we elect own MEP’s to that Parliament DIRECTLY. There just isn’t any of the sentiment Farage claims. Neither is there any of the benefits of Brexit. I hope I am wrong but I believe the UK and the millions of people misled by Cameron, Johnson and Farage are going to find that out the hard way.

[@alannewman85]

@@geoffm9944 However you view sovereignty we are doing well in Europe. We are treated a million times better in the bloc that we voluntarily entered into than the country ever was under the British. Would you deny that?

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

Goodbye Irish military neutrality if you stay in the EU

[@padruigmacrodain]

I am a native of the Republic of Ireland and I agree with everything Nigel Farage is saying and I am not the only one. You don't speak for all of us Mrs. Byrne. Nigel Farage is a man of unrivalled passion and intellect and there is not a single person in the Dáil close to him.

[@patrickf2671]

I suppose we left one empire to join another. I think that we as a nation don't have the confidence or the guts to go it alone. Maybe most of us know this deep down but don't really care......!

[@frack136]

@ MarkAntony - Byrne did stick it to Farage here, his ignorance of Irish history is apparent to anyone that's taken even a passing interest in it. He's a sophist of the first order.

[@Tridhos]

One thing that is becoming very apparent is that whether its Trump, Johnson or Farage they seem to be very uncomfortable being interviewed by women.

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

"Up the 'RA" -Nigel Farage

[@duarteferreira1993]

This guy is a real clown! He should be arrested. Why there are shortages in the UK and not in EU and NI, then?

[@MarkRE333]

Credit to Claire Byrne for letting Nigel speak - and he underlines just why he is so effective debating politics.

[@garyt.8745]

Giving this buffoon air-time is like asking an infant school art teacher to come on and do a 15 minute spot on the nuances of particle physics at Cern. (My full respect to all art teachers, as they are useful members of society. No respect to Mr. Farage as he is totally useless for anything at all).

[@sukhamtantra8532]

Nigel farage the brexit liar