Claire McNab3d ago

The Science and Technology Act 1987 obliges the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to get Government approval if they want to give public money to companies who may be involved in servicing military activities. This Government wants to end that public oversight. 😡

And note the #defencewashing of the military industrial complex.

https://archive.is/lEWBt / https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41815601.html

#IrishNeutrality

AinriailJan 26

Defend Irish Neutrality. Save The Triple Lock - Public Meeting

Wynn's Hotel, Thursday, January 29 at 07:00 PM GMT

https://ainriail.org/event/defend-irish-neutrality-save-the-triple-lock-public-meeting

Claire McNabNov 18

Irish politicians represent Ireland in the #EU. But #FineGael's eurobrains tell #Ireland to shut up. 😡

Dr #EoinDrea's #IrishTimes op-ed tells Ireland to #STFU about #genocide in #Gaza, #EUmilitarization, & #IrishNeutrality. Drea calis Irish policy a "hot mess of uncoordinated gibberish".

Drea says Ireland's 2026 #EUpresidency should "focus on process, not content". In other words: No policy goals for Paddy!

#FG wants Ireland to be a servant of France & Germany. #iepol

https://archive.is/AC3vl

Claire McNabNov 17

75% of #Irishpeople support #Irishneutrality.

#CatherineConnolly's clear support for undiluted #neutrality was a big factor in her landslide victory in the #Aras25 presidential election.

Ireland's centrist media runs a propaganda barrage against neutrality. This is a rare case of 3 Irish academics being allowed in The #IrishTimes to make a pro-neutrality case: Patrick Bresnihan, Niamh Ní Bhriain, and Rory Rowan. #TheIrishTimes #iepol

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/11/16/opinion-neutrality-matters-to-irish-people-lets-stop-deriding-it/ / https://archive.is/ucgNK

Show threadJoe NoonanOct 15
This is why we benefit from having the need for UN Security Council or General Assembly consent for sending DF members out into an international military force. Remove that, and we lose a key defence against that sort of phenomenon at EU level. #IrishNeutrality #TripleLock
Show threadJoe NoonanOct 14
Get this: at the same time as breaking faith with us, they ask us to trust them as they dismantle the 1960 statutory commitment to working through the UN when it comes to sending Irish soldiers overseas with international forces. That’s a bridge I’m not buying. #IrishNeutrality #áras25
Joe NoonanOct 7
Good reminder there, thanks. On the changes CB refers to, still of current relevance - www.iiea.com/images/uploa... #EU #TripleLock #IrishNeutrality
Joe NoonanSep 28
“She is a person of principle. When she speaks you know that it is honest and from the heart. I think that she would make a fantastic president.” - John MacDonagh, Labour Party, Galway. #Spéirghorm #IrishNeutrality @catherinegalway.bsky.social
Joe NoonanSep 15, 2025
Fine Gael's group EPP: "If Europe wants to be a serious geopolitical player, it must establish a unified military headquarters designed not only to manage crises but also to fight and win in high-intensity conflicts." #EU #Militarisation #TripleLock #IrishNeutrality #Drumbeat
Show threadJoe NoonanSep 11, 2025
Example: Of the 80-plus speakers selected by the Dept to address the 2023 Consultative Forum only one publicly advocated maintaining neutrality. #speirgorm #IrishNeutrality #TripleLock