It made life so much easier, on the surface, as Irish women suddenly had competition. But I guess we got it wrong when we were asking Polish women that if they shacked up with us we'd make sure they got EU passports....err.
We're going to have some kick rear pick for sports in the next decade. All those Irish born (and currently paid for) Polish and Lithuanian kids, the FAI will have kittens sending scouts around Eastern Europe and Africa!