Irish neutrality has changed but it is too early to consider it dead and buried

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Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin reviews the 123rd Infantry Battalion prior to their deployment to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: The Government has repeatedly stated it has no interest in joining Nato. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA This time last year, officials in the Department of Defence were worried about a missing invitation. It was to a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), a US-led alliance where members can pledge the donation of military supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to assist in its fight against Russia. Until that point, Ireland had been an enthusiastic...