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Tue 09 Sep 2009Irish neutrality policy 'not as traditional as often supposed'
THE FORMER secretary general at the Department of Foreign Affairs Noel Dorr has pointed out that Ireland’s policy on neutrality is not as traditional as some believe.
Emphasising that he was himself glad that Ireland was not in Nato or any military alliance, he explained that Éamon de Valera, Seán McBride, Seán Lemass and Jack Lynch had each indicated while in office they were prepared to abandon neutrality.
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