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The Science and Technology Act 1987 obliges the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to get Government approval if they want to give public money to companies who may be involved in servicing military activities. This Government wants to end that public oversight. 😡
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"President Catherine Connolly said the war in the Middle East constitutes “deliberate assaults on #internationallaw” and affirmed Ireland’s constitutional commitment to peace"
#SpéirGhorm #IrishNeutrality #Iran #IranWar
www.thejournal.ie/catherine-co...
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While Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee “can’t say” if the US- #Israel strikes on #Iran were illegal, the Irish govt is busy strengthening military ties with #France, #Britain & the #US.
In the hands of this govt, #IrishNeutrality is dead & buried.
#SpéirGhorm
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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There goes #IrishNeutrality
Ireland to send military officers to US, Britain and France as defence attachés for first time jrnl.ie/6972252
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The Irish people permit our government to send our troops into harm's way in limited circumstances (via the Triple Lock)
If the government want us to give them greater powers to send troops into harm's way, then they should hold a referendum.
#DefenceAmendmentBill2026 #TripleLock #IrishNeutrality
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🗣️ “The UN is effectively a neutered organisation… but it’s what we have to work with,” — Niall Collins TD, Minister of State, Fianna Fáil
#TonightVMTV #IrishNeutrality
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🗣️ “It’s an emotional issue, but it’s not a constitutional issue,” — Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner
#TonightVMTV #IrishNeutrality
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🗣️ “Who is asking for this, because it certainly isn’t the majority of the Irish people,” — Rose Conway-Walsh TD, Sinn Féin
#TonightVMTV #IrishNeutrality
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🗣️ “News flash for you: the world has utterly changed,” — Niall Collins TD, Minister of State, Fianna Fáil
🗣️ “I do not trust this government,” — Rose Conway-Walsh TD, Sinn Féin
#TonightVMTV #IrishNeutrality
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Government is bringing foward legislation to scrap the triple lock, and therefore our neutrality.
There's a reason why (when in opposition) Micheál Martin said the triple lock was "at the core" of our neutrality.
We have to stop this.
#SaveTheTripleLock #IrishNeutrality #SpéirGhorm
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“US naval aircraft crossed #Ireland during pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker
National policy forbids foreign military aircraft use of Irish airspace while on active military operations”
#IrishNeutrality #Trump #Russia #Venezuela
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Headline from opinion piece in the Irish Times by Eoin Drea: "Ireland’s EU presidency will underline how out of touch we are". Strapline: "We need to leave our confused policy inconsistencies at home and focus instead on being administrative nerds"
Screenshot of two paragraphs from the linked opinion piece in the Irish Times by Eoin Drea: First screenshotted paragraoh: "Ireland should focus on process, not content, in its upcoming presidency of the EU. We need to leave our confused policy inconsistencies at home and focus instead on being administrative nerds bent on reaching compromises. But to do this – in an impartial and successful way – requires an understanding of just how far off-piste Dublin’s policies appear to many other EU states." Second screenshotted paragraph: "It will require us to acknowledge that Germany (and other states) have a fundamental loyalty to Israel borne out of the horrors of their own 20th-century history. These ties are pivotal to their understanding of responsible statehood today. On Ukraine, Ireland needs to leave the eulogising of neutrality at home and grasp the sense of panic pervading our eastern EU neighbours. On potential enlargement, Ireland needs to understand how this issue is intrinsically linked to the future of the EU budget
Irish politicians represent Ireland in the #EU. But #FineGael's eurobrains tell #Ireland to shut up. 😡
Dr #EoinDreaxs #IrishTimes op-ed tells Ireland to #STFU about #genocide in #Gaza, #EUmilitarization, & #IrishNeutrality. Drea calis Irish policy a "hot mess of […]
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Headline of the linked article in The Irish Times: "Neutrality matters to Irish people – let’s stop deriding it". Strapline: "As the Government embraces escalating European militarisation, neutrality is being dismissed in media discussions"
75% of #Irishpeople support #Irishneutrality.
#CatherineConnolly's clear support for undiluted #neutrality was a big factor in her landslide victory in the #Aras25 presidential election.
Ireland's centrist media runs a propaganda barrage against neutrality […]
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This is why we benefit from having the need for UN Security Council or General Assembly consent for sending DF members out into an international military force.
Remove that, and we lose a key defence against that sort of phenomenon at EU level.
#IrishNeutrality #TripleLock
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Get this: at the same time as breaking faith with us, they ask us to trust them as they dismantle the 1960 statutory commitment to working through the UN when it comes to sending Irish soldiers overseas with international forces.
That’s a bridge I’m not buying.
#IrishNeutrality #áras25
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SECURITY AND DEFENCE The Union’s action on the international scene is guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law. The Union’s common security and defence policy is an integral part of the common foreign and security policy and provides the Union with an operational capacity to undertake missions outside the Union for peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter. It does not prejudice the security and defence policy of each Member State, including Ireland, or the obligations of any Member State. The Treaty of Lisbon does not affect or prejudice Ireland’s traditional policy of military neutrality. It will be for Member States – including Ireland, acting in a spirit of solidarity and without prejudice to its traditional policy of military neutrality – to determine the nature of aid or assistance to be provided to a Member State which is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of armed aggression on its territory. Any decision to move to a common defence will require a unanimous decision of the European Council. It would be a matter for the Member States, including Ireland, to decide, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon and with their respective constitutional requirements, whether or not to adopt a common defence. Nothing in this Section affects or prejudices the position or policy of any other Member State in security and defence. It is also a matter for each Member State to decide, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon and any domestic legal requirements, whether to participate in permanent structure cooperation or the European Defence Agency. The Treaty of Lisbon does not provide for t…
Good reminder there, thanks. On the changes CB refers to, still of current relevance - www.iiea.com/images/uploa... #EU #TripleLock #IrishNeutrality
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In this interview, Dr. Kenneth McDonagh unpacks the drivers, dilemmas, and implications of Ireland’s evolving national security posture at home, in Europe, and on the global stage.
#IrelandSecurity #IrishNeutrality #NationalSecurityStrategy
youtu.be/HIyOpj0QinQ
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MD Higgins and Catherine Connolly (pushing a baby buggy) on a 2003 anti war march in Galway.
“She is a person of principle. When she speaks you know that it is honest and from the heart. I think that she would make a fantastic president.”
- John MacDonagh, Labour Party, Galway.
#Spéirghorm #IrishNeutrality @catherinegalway.bsky.social
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Fine Gael's group EPP: "If Europe wants to be a serious geopolitical player, it must establish a unified military headquarters designed not only to manage crises but also to fight and win in high-intensity conflicts."
#EU #Militarisation #TripleLock #IrishNeutrality #Drumbeat
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It is fascinating to see how many people calling for 'a mature debate' do not in fact welcome mature debate.
#IrishNeutrality #TripleLock #speirgorm
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Example: Of the 80-plus speakers selected by the Dept to address the 2023 Consultative Forum only one publicly advocated maintaining neutrality.
#speirgorm #IrishNeutrality #TripleLock
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“On the global stage, the country maintains a military neutrality (which prevents it from being an official member of Nato, one of only four European countries without membership), and a preference for using diplomacy to solve conflict.”
#IrishNeutrality
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NEW: Transcript of the discussion last Thursday on removing the #TripleLock is online at www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/d... #IrishNeutrality #EUArmy #Pressure #Lobbying
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€150 Billion euro to be paid by the public to funnel money into EU arms corporations!
The government is signing us up to 'SAFE', a European armament programme as part of 'Rearm Europe'.
No debate, no motion in the Dáil, no say for the people. Disgrace.
#NoToNATO #NoToWar #IrishNeutrality
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This is a proposal to hand €150 billion of public money over to the European armaments industry.
It is a project of European militarisation that we should have nothing to do with.
#NoToNATO #IrishNeutrality #CostOfGreed
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We need the #USMilitaryOutOfShannon.
All the propaganda and rhetoric now reminds me of 2003 in the run-up to the US invasion of Iraq. We should have nothing to do with these imperialist warmongers.
We will need a mass movement on the streets to defend Irish neutrality!
#IrishNeutrality
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pixelfed.social/p/Extinction... Day 1 Peace & Climate Justice Camp 🏕️ We’ll be at Dáil until Friday, stop by for chat, camp, eat, talk or music session! #StopShannonLNG #ExtinctionRebellionIreland #XRI #ExtinctionRebellion #SaveOurSperrins #FreePalestine #SaveTheTripleLock #NoToNATO #IrishNeutrality
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