A seat at the UN Security Council, president of the Euro Group of Finance ministers and a major role in Brexit talks.
One would assume this is Ireland exercising power on a global scale but our next guest says it is the opposite.
Ireland is the EU’s most obedient colony and has debased itself with its uncritical cosying up to Brussels.
That’s according to Brendan O’Neill the editor of Spiked online who joined Newstalk Breakfast this morning.