Micheál Martin: Ireland's support for Ukraine is support for human rights

Opposition in the face of international crimes is informed by Ireland’s core values and the principles that drive foreign policy

Tánaiste Micheal Martin meets a young refugee in February 2023 outside the GPO in Dublin where a rally was held to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

For many of us, September marks a fresh start. A time when a certain rhythm and routine returns to our lives.

In Ukraine, two-and-a-half years on from the launch of Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion, that rhythm is upended daily by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian population, including hospitals, schools and energy infrastructure.