Im just shocked and really upset. Im Irish and this has huge implications for my country. In 1999 The Irish and UK Governments signed the Good Friday Peace agreement which is an official ceasefire and the removal of border controls between North and South Ireland. Since then North and South started the healing process and the economy in both now rely heavily on each other. Many people live in the North and work in the South and vice versa. Many UK people have no understanding any of this. Many people on both sides of the border are worried that our fragile peace process could be in jeopardy now, as its very likely the border checkpoints will be put back, as the south of the island is part of the EU and the north of the island is not. The worst case scenario if that happens is that the bombings and killings will start again and that British troops will again be patrolling Belfast and other big cities.
Another implication for me is that now that UK is not part of EU , I no longer have the freedom of work there like I had previously. I have lived and worked in Edinburgh and London for about 6 years. Now with Brexit it means that I can not return to live and work in London the same as I did before.
Every one of my UK friends, people in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all very worried now. None of them voted leave and they just cant believe that this has happened. They are worried about their childrens future and their own financial situations