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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (12 children)

I'm interested in Ireland too, especially in the next few years as the reunification party is resurgent

[–] Kentaree@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago (11 children)

Ireland has no chance, people here are extremely pro neutrality to the point there were protests when American Airforce jets refueled here. It's not a case of alignment, it's that nobody wants to get involved in any sort of conflict.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

That was a very long time ago unless I've missed something more recent? (Genuine question) Personally think it's time to re-examine our neutrality

It feels wrong not to support Ukraine militarily.

[–] Kentaree@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

There was a lot of backlash in the last few months when Leo Varadkar attended a defense conference which was mostly NATO members. He was forced to state that Ireland will not join any military alliance whatsoever. I do agree that it feels wrong to not support countries that realistically we're aligned with but the Irish military is in such a state that if we tried I'd expect Ukraine to actually donate equipment to us instead

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