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As Ireland chairs the EU Presidency, what impact has over fifty years of EU membership had on Ireland

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In 1973 when Ireland joined the then EEC, average house price in Ireland was €9,909, and average annual industrial earnings were just under €2,000 per annum. Thin Lizzy just had a hit with Whiskey in the Jar and the Arab-Israeli war saw fuel prices surge by 300 per cent as more fuel-efficient cars were sought.



From 1973 up to 2018 Ireland was a net recipient of over €40 billion in EU funds



Food, drink and tobacco was Ireland’s main export in the 70s. EU structural and cohesion funding woul

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