While respecting Sinn Féin’s commitment to Irish military neutrality, this stance must be examined in the context of an aggressor committing war crimes and genocide. First, claiming there is “no shortage” of countries funding Ukraine’s military ignores Russia’s vast war budget and support from Iran and North Korea. Sinn Féin’s vote risks aligning Ireland with those weakening European support for Ukraine. We urge Sinn Féin to reconsider and stand unequivocally with Ukraine against occupation, genocide and ongoing war crimes. It seems that our neutrality is of the Schrödinger’s cat variety – maybe it exists but maybe it doesn’t.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2026 12:03 UTC