Richard Boyd-Barrett said he “wouldn’t trust Micheál Martin as far as I could throw him with Irish neutrality”.
The event, held in Liberty Hall in Dublin city centre, was organised by the Irish Neutrality League, an umbrella group of several anti-war organisations.
Debate has been focused on Ireland's military neutrality since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Video: Enda O'Dowd “Ireland is a small country, we’re never going to have a whole lot of clout in the world. We can be a voice for peace and a voice for sanity,” he said. The upcoming forum appeared to be a “stage-managed process” to “manufacture consent” for policy changes that did not enjoy public support, she said.
Dr Devine, who previously spoke at an Irexit conference in Dublin several years ago, said she was not advocating Ireland leaving the EU.
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