It's the political end not the magical end. Your posts covered enough that I could give them the non-confidential magical overview. Alice and our muggle liaisons are speaking to them about why everyone now remembers that Ireland exists, but that no one has heard from it in twenty odd years.

Siobhan Mazure, a clerk I've dealt with several times recently, was suddenly extremely worked about her muggle cousins from County Mayo. Apparently her mother's maiden name was Teahan. It was heart wrenching watching her remember relatives.