Irish neutrality is a myth

Sir, – In his letter (November 9th) Vincent Carroll raises some very interesting points regarding our lack of defence capability.

However, what protection does neutrality afford in today’s world?

As Garret FitzGerald pointed out in this newspaper many years ago, Irish neutrality is a myth, not borne out by historical fact. – Yours, etc,

CONOR HOGARTY,

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