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Originally Posted by Chris
I’d have to look into it to be sure but I suspect Ireland is outside Schengen because the U.K. is. The British Isles has a common travel area of its own, which long predates Schengen. Ireland may well desire to be within Schengen but the reality is that if they were forced to choose - and they were - then the CTA is of greater value to them. Think of it as the Brexit/Irish border issue viewed from a different angle.
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The reason I raised the question was because of this article, written almost 10 years ago:
Could Ireland join Schengen?
If Eire did start to review its Schengen options, that would add another challenge to the "open" border solution.