Special Report
Big Read: Neutrality or Nato – Ireland debates its place in a divided world
Support for Irish neutrality has remained consistent for many years, with four in five people wanting to maintain the policy
The Irish public has been markedly consistent over the years when it comes to its position on neutrality — and, by inference, membership of Nato.
Dr Karen Devine, a lecturer in International Relations at Dublin City University, is the country’s pre-eminent expert on public opinion on neutrality.
According to Devine’s academic work, the public support for neutrality has remained consistent for decades, based on a definition of neutrality embodying three core tenets of non-involvement in ...
