Ireland can't have it both ways. She can't turn a blind eye to the US using shannon, the UK unofficial airspace protection accord, claim neutrality yet mouth off about everything. The hawks will want a percentage of GDP on defence spending to join NATO, it would be better spent on the people. But consistency is the key.
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
Ireland can't have it both ways. She can't turn a blind eye to the US using shannon, the UK unofficial airspace protection accord, claim neutrality yet mouth off about everything. The hawks will want a percentage of GDP on defence spending to join NATO, it would be better spent on the people. But consistency is the key.
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