Anger asVaradkar says most NI people will wish to be Irish after B rex it

Louise Thompson: Yep, because the people of Northern Ireland voted Remain. We’re not stupid enough to get hung up on being British if it costs us jobs ... Oh, hang on there a minute.

Billy Lennox: How many jobs would a united Ireland cost? How many jobs did the republicans cost during their selfish campaign, when they bombed out so many businesses all around Northern Ireland?

Kenneth Allen: NI people voted for the UK to Remain — that’s all we know. I wish parliament would halt the process, as it becomes clear leaving on the terms of leavers is unachievable.

Chris McGaughey: What a load of rubbish. I’m a British citizen, living in Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK. I never have, nor ever will, consider myself Irish.

Sean McNally: Relax, Chris. Just don’t exercise your right to an Irish/European passport then.

Jonathan Maxwell: Chris, can I let you in on a wee secret? I’m English and we think of everyone in Northern Ireland as Irish.

Shane McKenna: You’re an Irish person, living in occupied land. You are not now, nor will you ever be, British — unless you are from Britain.

James Latimer: I was born in Northern Ireland, part of the UK, and I am a British citizen. But I have always considered myself Irish. On visiting England to see English people, I found they considered me Irish and themselves as English, yet both British.

Grainne Ni Dhugain:

Chris, if you were born on this island, you’re Irish. If you want to consider yourself British, too, knock yourself out (although Britain actually is the neighbouring island).

Isobel Lee: Chris, ‘British’ is not a nationality — it’s a citizenship. The Scots and Welsh are all British, but aren’t scared to be proud of their nationality. I’m British, but a proud Irishwoman.

James Latimer: As Ireland is part of the British archipelago, Irish people are technically British, in a geographical sense, and share much of their DNA with people from the larger island across the water.