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Neutrality 'doesn't align with our interests in the world as they are'

Having just marked one year since the start of the war, Ukraine remains in a state of emergency, while Russia shows no sign of backing down. How does this affect us and our neutrality moving forward? Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that members of the Defence Forces will be sent to Ukraine. John O’Brennan, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at NUI Maynooth and Richard Boyd Barrett is People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire joined Kieran to discuss Irish neutrality…

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17.08 27 Feb 2023


Neutrality 'doesn't align with our interests in the world as they are'


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17.08 27 Feb 2023


Having just marked one year since the start of the war, Ukraine remains in a state of emergency, while Russia shows no sign of backing down. How does this affect us and our neutrality moving forward? Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that members of the Defence Forces will be sent to Ukraine.

John O’Brennan, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at NUI Maynooth and Richard Boyd Barrett is People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire joined Kieran to discuss Irish neutrality…


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