McAleese slams use of Irish flag to intimidate

Former Irish president Dr Mary McAleese during a interview at an event marking the 50th anniversary of The Irish Council for Civil Liberties. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Former president Mary McAleese has criticised the use of the Irish flag to intimidate and compared it with the experiences of some Irish people who emigrated to the US and Britain.

The president spoke about a variety of topics including artificial intelligence (AI), the “manosphere”, Irish neutrality and Brexit, the latter of which she called “the triumph of stupidity”.