Mr. John James O'Hara:

The reality is that we are going to go back 25 years. As we see it, our friends, cousins and neighbours are only down the road from us. We live just ten miles from the Border. The reality is that we have to work with everyone on an ongoing basis to make sure we do not go back 25 years. We had to go through checkpoints when we were growing up. As we were involved in meat processing, we used to go over and back to Monaghan all the time. We used to be stopped at checkpoints so that our lorries could be checked. We went through all of that. The reality is that going back to the Border again and, as Mr. Sheridan said, going away from the peaceful way of life we have at the moment, will bring trouble. We made that very clear when we were in Brussels. This reality must be accepted. We want to see our economy moving forward peacefully. When the world youth conference was held in Dublin approximately three years ago, it did a project involving people in different age groups with ten-year gaps between them. The same questions were asked of the 20 year olds and the 70 year olds. When they were asked about the North-South Troubles, the 20 year olds spoke about how technology moves forward and the 70 year olds spoke about what they went through during the Troubles. Young people have moved forward. Belfast, Derry and Sligo are vibrant places. The movement of people is great to see. Border Communities Against Brexit is trying to move the conversation forward in the way I have outlined.