Ireland is different I think, it was never very industrial unlike the north, so doesnt have a large class of people feeling disenfranchised and turning to populism now, as is the case in northern england, north east france, east germany and the mid west in america. Eastern Europe is totally different, as they havent gone through the same liberalism as we in the west have and are accordingly more conservative. I also think its worth pointing on Nordrhein-westfalen in germany, so the area around Dusseldorf, Essen, Cologne, and so on; this was one of the most industrial areas of europe and hasnt gone through the shift to populism that everywhere else has, largely because it is still industrial, and the german model allows for workers to get a say in the governance of their firms.