"Jim you are unfortunately full of shit"
And you are a breathtakingly arrogant lout, typical of your politics
I live here in Ireland and have spent over half a century living in Britain
I no longer travel regularly both ways but have done so for most of my life
You not only expose yourself as an ignorant moron, but you contradict your own claim
"Irish Ferries recommend"
It is not a requirement, it may be a recommendation
The last time I used my passport was to Travel to Italy ten years ago
The last time I was stopped and asked for documents or had my car searched was in the late 1970s, at the height of the troubles; even then I needed no passport.
From the EU guide to travellers in Europe
"If you are an EU national , you do not need to show your national ID card or passport when you are travelling from one border-free Schengen EU country to another.
Even if you don't need a passport for border checks within the Schengen area , it is still always highly recommended to take a passport or ID card with you, so you can prove your identity if needed (if stopped by police, boarding a plane, etc.). Schengen EU countries have the possibility of adopting national rules obliging you to hold or carry papers and documents when you are present on their territory."
The "highly recommended" bit refers to the present unstable political situation and has nothing whatever to do with membership of the E.U.
Get a life, for Christ's sake, and this time, make sure it comes with some people-skills
People like you should have no existence outside the pages of 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' or 'Billy Bunter'
You are a caricature of your bullying breed - not even bright enough to invent your own insults but reliant on the creations of others.
Grow up, you nasty little right-wing yob
Jim Carroll