Sarah Carey: It’s simple, we can have a united Ireland or a neutral one, but we can’t have bothNorthern Ireland is too militarily important to the UK and Nato as the North Atlantic becomes a contested zone between the US and RussiaVoters in the Republic are largely in favour of a united Ireland but are opposed to joining Nato. Photo: Charles McQuillanSarah Carey Today at 06:30People often ask me what I write about. I tell them, “everything”. I sometimes regret not being a specialist, but the generalist has her uses.

Source: Irish Independent January 17, 2026 08:33 UTC