Dev’s secret war on the side of the Allies destroys neutrality myth

“LIKE it or not, Ireland is no longer neutral and this is crunch time,” Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny declared on Thursday.

The truth is that we were never neutral. People have been confusing the right to remain neutral with actual neutrality.

Some people will probably think that the new policy document, Beyond Neutrality, is a reckless piece of political opportunism, merely designed to grab some cheap headlines. Others will say it is a brave attempt to grasp a political nettle in order to afford real leadership for a change.