Brexit has faded quickly as an issue in Ireland, giving way to concerns about the housing shortage, rising rents and growing homelessness. For all his success as a diplomat, voters fault Mr. Varadkar for failing to confront these and other domestic woes. nyti.ms
“We were meant to have solved all our problems,” said an academic and former politician in Belfast who was involved in the Good Friday negotiations. “Then, bang, along comes Brexit, and the whole Northern Ireland issue is back on the table.” nyti.ms
Relations between the U.K. and Ireland have been strong in recent years. But the issue of the post-Brexit border is straining ties, writes @Simon_Nixonon.wsj.com
