bridge today which has been a part of irish life where up until relatively recently many irish people tried to ignore. >> let me ask you about david cameron's comments that he wants to see this as the not only the end of the chapter but the beginning of a new one. the world is changing. europe is changing. irish relations are chachgingin clearly. how do you see the relationships going forward after the visit, given the backdrop of the economic climate? >> well, i think in many ways ireland and brittage geographically and as many people mentioned over the last 48 hours culturally and philosophically and linguistically, i mean share absolutely a similar moment in history so to speak. and as the modern age has moved on, an actual fact our shared interests in the economic and cultural sphere have gone more and more closer. and as europe grapples with an