{"id":4909,"date":"2019-01-04T15:35:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2019-01-06T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T15:37:27","slug":"taoiseach-admits-brexit-divorce-has-been-traumatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4909","title":{"rendered":"Taoiseach Admits &#8216;Brexit Divorce&#8217; Has Been Traumatic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwFMvScX0AE3_u3-1024x968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"605\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwFMvScX0AE3_u3-1024x968.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwFMvScX0AE3_u3-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwFMvScX0AE3_u3-768x726.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwFMvScX0AE3_u3.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>The Taoiseach has admitted what he labels &#8220;the Brexit divorce&#8221; has at times been traumatic.<\/p>\n<p>However, Leo Vardakar insists it has not proven fatal to the European family, with support for EU membership and the single currency increasing across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking on a visit to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The Taoiseach says he is still hopeful the withdrawal plan will get approval.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can ensure that we have a deal. There is a deal on the table, it&#8217;s been endorsed by 28 governments, including the government of the United Kingdom,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It took a long time to negotiate and that is a deal that is not perfect for anyone but, I think, can work for everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4909\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4909&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4909\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4909&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-4909\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4909&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4909\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taoiseach has admitted what he labels &#8220;the Brexit divorce&#8221; has at times been traumatic. 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