What church?, I can assure you that the days of the church "kicking ass" in Ireland, all 32 counties is gone. That remark today would be treated with scorn.
The prosperity in the 26 counties is definite proof that being tied fully to Europe has made all of the difference to the now thriving economy of the republic, the six unattached counties in the north-east
scrambling for the crumbs from the British table can only look on with envy.