Eamonn Coghlan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Mitchell to the Seanad. When we think of celebrating 40 years of membership of the EU, some people might think that is quite a long time ago but when one is of our vintage, it seems like it was a very short time ago. Ireland has gone through a huge transformation in those 40 years in terms of our economy, the infrastructure to which Mr. Mitchell alluded such as the roads around the country and, in particular, the peace process. When I look back over 40 years, I can see that Mr. Mitchell and I have had a lot in common. We grew up in the same areas of Drimnagh, Crumlin and Inchicore. We did a bit of running together. He ran around the streets of Drimnagh and Crumlin-----