Ireland debates switch to right-hand driving:
Ireland should consider giving up driving on the left to reduce accidents by foreigners accustomed to right side motoring, a senior politician said Friday.Donie Cassidy, the leader of Ireland’s upper chamber Senate, cited Sweden — which moved to the right in 1967 — as an example of a country that switched decades after most of Europe did.
Ireland’s economic growth over the past decade has attracted tens of thousands of workers especially from central and eastern European countries. It is also a popular tourist destination for visitors from the United States.
It’s not a bad idea actually, but I think they’ve left unspoken one popular reason to switch: to screw with the Brits.