I believe maybe Cameron's deal could have been done.
Any deal now just can't be. This NI stuff - the deal the government are 'breaking the law' with is essentially to have a border at nobody other than the EUs behest. Really, Ireland are so in hock to the EU, they are the scapegoats. Whichever way the border/customs checks/virtual border/passport checks go in NI, one half of the population will be up in arms. The EU would rather have that to, once again, have the UK as the bad guys.
I have always gone along the lines of, if the EU want a border or checks let them do it. Perhaps they can send some Germans in to check everyone's papers?
It's not going to happen between Ireland/NI and Britain unless the EU force it. They may be able to force Ireland, who will find a way to weedle out of it - as they always do. But British borders are not going to happen, so basically the EU can posture all it likes. They will blame Britain, but if Britain say straight out right now that they won't do it no matter what, then the EU can do feck all about it. And it is them that will look bad.
In Ireland the media will go into overdrive about Britain's arrogance and intransigence. The man or woman on the street won't care though - as long as there is no border. Perhaps the EU could buy up some razor wire, border check points and guard huts? There's plenty laying unused around the place. But the demand is going to be rising for these products within a year or two.

And the police regularly break the law i guess.I wasn"t going to bother posting any more anti gov .uk stuff as i think most , pro CON or anti, know they are a bit clueless(what"s the alternative ?) I hear you ask? But seeing boris saying at his news brief that from monday, people in more than a six pack gathering will be breaking the law, i did have to smirk, a tad hypocritical bojo ,i thought!

Pacta sunt servanda [agreements must be kept] = the foundation of prosperous future relations.”

A lot of damage has been done here.

I agree in many ways. However, two of my best friends moved back from London recently. I warned them that there's no going to the doctor's, no going to the dentist, no point in being ill at all here, or wanting even the smallest procedure.
It's 55 euro per visit to the doctor plus whatever you need full price. It's 70 euro for the dentist plus a massively inflated whatever you need. Needless to say, my teeth are falling out! I had a infection in my bladder, I had to go private for diagnosis. That was 55 for the referral from the GP, 200 for the private diagnosis, and 150 for the treatment. Of course, I had waited until in dire pain, as that is nearly a week's wages - although I earn 900 a week. I take home 500. That's the best part, high taxes, no services, low wages in general, I'm actually well paid, the best in my family here!
Anyway my friends and two kids moved back to be 'home' , lasted three months, although they had good jobs, they couldn't believe the lack of services or meaningful infrastructure, could barely afford a house, could barely afford childcare and just thought it was basically backwards. However, they were dead set on Dublin, which makes Croydon look like Paris.
As I said before, move from London but go to the country in Ireland, it's cheap in the country and everyone's nosy but it's nice, crime free and relaxed. Just don't expect British style services, they don't exist. And don't expect to earn much - you won't. If you do the tax is mental: much more than what the English would accept at all, full stop. Bearing in mind that for that tax, you get nothing at all.
I live West Coast, you would think it was cheap. However, my last two visits to London, I thought London was dirt cheap. Try Leitrim, Longford - somewhere not trendy yet. I certainly would move but do it with real spectacles, not the rose tinted ones. And I need not tell you, don't listen to the silly nostalgia, I've lived all over the world and plenty of places I would have rather stayed than here.
There's a reason everyone leaves - even if that becomes hidden in the nostalgia in the Guinness. It is more an older person's country here, as long as you're healthy, pensions are good and there are discounts. Plus life is quieter and safer (in general).
I have to sort my Irish passport, just been waiting for the backlog of Brexit to clear up! I want the choice of travelling or moving too - even though I largely agree with Brexit, it doesn't actually suit my personal situation at all.

There's only so much mountains, lakes and drink you can take. Although I haven't quite reached my limit yet. Particularly with me being 'fond of a drink'

With respect. This is an infantile comparison.

One is a negotiating tactic to get what is best for the British Isles and stop Europe dictating to us and the other is to save lives.
If those on the left just stopped acting like naive TV brainwashed teenagers occasionally, they might actually join the real world.