Is The 26 Counties Military Neutrality At Risk?

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ Since the formation of the Irish 26 County Free State back in 1922 the state has held a position of military neutrality. This was brought to a head during the Second World War – the Emergency – as the government of Eamon de Valera took a neutral stance. Today that neutrality is looking increasingly under strain, not through or from external pressure, but by the government in