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Lucinda Creighton: There’s nothing righteous about spending less protecting your citizens
Ireland’s self-congratulatory policy of neutrality is based on self-delusion and the time is coming when the country will need to be part of formalised defence arrangements with either the EU or Nato
Ireland has for many years operated a policy of neutrality that is largely based on fantasy and self-delusion when it comes to the country’s international reputation.
Many Irish people, particularly elected members of Dáil Éireann, regularly speak with pride about how widely respected Ireland is on the international stage because of our policy of neutrality. The narrative suggests that other countries look upon Ireland as some sort of superior moral force, more righteous than our ...
