Who can argue that the EU has not been good for this country? Consider all the money that has come into our country as a result of our membership of the EU. From the Common Agricultural Policy to grants for roads and other essential infrastructure, the EU has been the patron of this country since it became a member. Not long ago, aspects of this country and its economy were being compared to those of the Third World. The Ireland of today is the Celtic tiger, an economy prowling the international jungles of world finance with nothing to fear and a far cry from the young defensive cub it used to be. None of this would have been possible without our membership of the EU.