National reputation of Ireland is in the gutter after No result

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Ballot boxes are opened at the RDS in Dublin as counting begins in the crucial Lisbon Treaty referendum earlier this month         

Many of us will be packing our bags and heading for drier and sunnier parts of the European Union this summer.
But don't be surprised if a local or fellow tourist gives you an ear full when you tell them you are Irish.

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