The guys play the yes/no game show to catch up on the Brexit backstop.

Dr Kathryn Simpson, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Economy at Manchester Metropolitan University, then outlines how Ireland has transformed from a 'sponger' to a net contributor in 2014;

The popular scepticism in the early 2000s;

The nine referenda we've had on the EU;

The impact the financial crisis had on Ireland's relationship with the EU and;

How likely is Ireland to follow the UK out of the EU?

You can find Dr Kathryn Simpson on twitter - @DrKathrynSimps

Her paper, The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU, is available [here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2041905818764701?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=8J0227&utm_campaign=not+tracked&utm_term=&)