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IRISH neutrality was not founded out of cowardice, nor a denial of international obligation.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2003 - 00:00

Our neutrality has grown from centuries of oppression and struggle for justice and freedom, a belief that the world’s and Ireland’s ills can be better solved through peaceful and diplomatic means.

This aspiration is enshrined in our Constitution (Article 29).

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