Funchion said Sinn Féin continues to support the provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine but the proposed €90 billion EU loan was “primarily for military expenditure”. This, she said, “undermines Ireland’s neutrality”.
Cowen described Sinn Féin’s neutrality argument as “flawed and cynical”, saying: “Supporting Ukraine is about upholding the right of a sovereign country to protect its civilians … while drawing a clear moral line between defence and aggression. Neutrality was never meant to mean moral indifference.”
Doherty hit back, saying: “Ireland’s neutrality is not about moral indifference, nor does it prevent us from standing firmly against aggression or supporting victims of war. What it does mean is that Ireland does not participate in military alliances or in the financing of war.”
Yeah, Sinn Féin is totally wrong here. How are you “standing fimly” against aggression by standing by and doing nothing?
It’s like seeing a bully beating on a weak victim and instead of handing the victim a bat to defend themselves you just wait until the victim is beaten then treat their wounds.
Interesting wee debate in that article.
I’m not sure which side I take, as I can understand both sides reasonings. I just thought it was noteworthy that they printed a back and forth, and the article remained relatively neutral which is rare in modern journalism.
rare in modern journalism.
The Irish Times is a high quality source in fairness.
The shinners and their ilk are basically Russian boot lickers though. They can fuck right off IMO.
It’s a pity because many of their policies are sound enough and some are innovative but this is a hard red line for me.
I never trusted Sinn Fein - weird nationalists
