Russia criticises Ireland for moving away from neutrality.

Best off ignored.

sounds like a possible effort to stir up trouble and potentially legitimise Ireland as a target.

that said I’m on record here myself as saying that a lot of rumblings from politicians over the course of this conflict were not in keeping with the type of content and posture you’d expect from a neutral country…

Simon Coveney : “ This war is changing the debate in Ireland.” In the future, he added, “I think the Irish people will be more open to collective approaches to security.”

also….

“Neutrality means Ireland decides when we get involved and when we don’t,” said Coveney. In this war, however, “Ireland is not neutral.”

im his Taoiseach reading that id simply be giving him such a bollôcking the phone would be shaking in his hand.

btw he made those statements back in May during a discussion at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies…

Coveney shît stirring, an irresponsible typical FG merchant… “ Ireland is not neutral “. . . You might want to check with our government and citizens…. How he gets a seat in the Dail is beyond me.

Bollox to Russia, get the **** out of Ukraine & stop your murdering military invasion!

Ireland has the same policies as our partner nations in the EU do in this conflict, we are not neutral.

We stand for freedom & justice from oppression for Ukraine.

Glori Don Ukraine, Feck Putin!

I understand Ireland made a financial contribution to the overall EU funding for Ukraine which included military defence equipment. We didn't seek an opt out clause to use our contribution strictly for non military aid to my knowledge from media reports.

I would support Ukraine being given further military support, I'm not sure if we have sufficient military hardware reserves to make a donation, however financial contributions to purchase equipment required by Ukraine is more than good enough from my personal viewpoint.

I believe the majority opinion of Irish people would support direct financial contributions to Ukraine's military needs.

We gave a few hundred pieces of body armor and MREs,

The main thing is we should be actively trying to improve our own defense systems

Ireland is not neutral and hasn’t been for a long time. We have always voiced our opinions when conflicts arise taking sides.

Russia can get ****ed.

How they think anyone of any significance listens to a single thing they have to say, after what they've done, needs to ease off the kool aid big style.

Lol who wants to go to that Soviet crumbling backwater anyway? Were Komrades Daly, Boyd Barrett or Wallace banned? I bet ya they werent & would be welcomed with open arms. Clowns.

Poor greens them anti Fossil Fuels and vlad wont put them on the list. No SF either but they are pro Diesel after all

As much as I wouldn't be fans of any of them, its unfair to include Boyd Barrett in the same grade of batshit crazy as Wallace and his bit.

Would the reason that more have not already being kicked out is that partner nations have asked us not to so they can mointor the coming and goings of the agents?

I hope the Polish C130 that made a visit to casement is returning home with a cargo of goodwill from the Curragh stores

Didn't the Government, including its Green Ministers, commit to providing uniforms, helmets, body armour, boots, field medical supplies and any other non weaponry we could spare?

Arctic level snow and ice gear? None I imagine, except maybe the ARW.