Sir, – One gets weary at the persistence of the many people like John Bellew (May 26th) who continue to attribute Irish neutrality during the second World War solely to Eamon de Valera.
The simple fact is that all parties in Dáil Éireann unanimously voted for neutrality at the outbreak of the war.
Fourteen other European countries were neutral and only Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal succeeded in maintaining their neutrality throughout the war.
The others had theirs violated.
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It is now also well known that Ireland secretly engaged in pro-Allied activities throughout the war while successfully maintaining a facade of absolute neutrality. – Yours, etc,
ALBERT COLLINS,
Bishopscourt Road,
Cork.