This is a small country but it is fantastic. Its geographic location is beautiful because it makes us independent. We want to be part of Europe but we are unique in that we are apart from the mainland and can have our own style. How best can we integrate European thinking and retain our identity as a nation in our culture, language and lifestyle? There is a fear that we will become absorbed in Europe to the extent of being more European than Irish. I want the opposite. I want us to be Irish and participate in Europe. That is the way I want to go forward.