Fergus Finlay: Ireland’s neutrality served us well — but now it’s time to move on
Ireland’s long-held neutrality is no longer viable. In a changing world, we must stand with Ukraine and Europe’s defence
Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)
Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.
Our military neutrality effectively ended last week. It happened in the course of an hour, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy was forced to stand up for himself and his country against two schoolyard bullies and was then thrown out of the White House.
From that moment on, we have had no choice but to take sides. Something will be cobbled together, no doubt, to pretend that all is good in the trans-Atlantic world. But everyone knows the world has changed irrevocably now.
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