Daniel McConnell: Severe consequences are promised, but what can Ireland do?

We are facing the inevitability that only military force will be enough to stop Putin in his tracks

Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets people attending a demonstration outside Leinster House to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mr Martin was strident in his criticism of Russia. Picture: PA

As we all awoke yesterday, the sense of disgust toward Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was nearly universal.

A rare moment of consensus emerged not just on the Irish political system, but throughout the EU.