Paul Hosford: Cluster bomb use could explode the global convention hosted by Ireland

Would the Irish Government break a convention signed in its own capital to allow the US to send banned munitions to an active war zone?

US President Joe Biden speaks at an event with G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The outbreak of war in Ukraine has tested Ireland's ability to dance on the head of a pin with regards to its own neutrality.

Members of the government insist that Ireland is not neutral in the conflict and cite our support for Ukraine as ongoing and unwavering. While the morality of our stance has been easy to identify, Ireland's military neutrality offers a harder square to circle.