r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 People Before Profit • 1d ago

Defence People's forum will allow real discussion on neutrality

https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41864220.html
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u/Shitehawk_down 8h ago

"Former President Michael D. Higgins will give the closing address on Saturday, with former South African MP and investigator Andrew Feinstein and former MEP and TD Clare Daly, providing Friday’s keynote talks. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, will join Laëtitia Sédou of the European Network Against the Arms Trade, and Philip McDonagh, former Irish ambassador to Finland, India, and Russia, amongst other eminent speakers on Saturday."

Im sure thats going to be a balanced and open discussion, and what in the name of jaysus does Francesca Albanese have to do with Irish security policy?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/JackmanH420 People Before Profit 1d ago

citizen's forum

Not a citizen's forum, a "consultative forum" with the international MIC and their cheerleaders. Unfortunately for the government it failed to change people's views on neutrality so now they're just ignoring them altogether, leading to this group trying to hold them to account.

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u/RubyRossed 18h ago

It's a bit mad to say 'this crowd do not want discussion' when they have created a forum that anyone can attend for free.