Losing Crimea would be an enormous blow to the Russians. One they might feel constituted an attack on their territory.
With EU treaty reform on the horizon, and moving quickly, the pressure on Ireland to, at the very least, join an EU common defence mechanism will soon be overwhelming.
Voters have to take their share of the blame
You cannot legislate away biological reality. And when you try to do it, you risk unforeseen consequences.
Pro-Lifers can only dream of having the power and influence that is being assigned to them by the conspiracy theorists driving the national conversation around this.
RTE is, of course, entitled to publish a varied and diverse range of opinions – but surely those opinions should be based on some version of possible reality?
How can you say to Unionists that you respect them and their votes while at the same time saying that their country is illegitimate?
When the Government increases the minimum wage, it takes money directly from employers, and puts it in the pockets of employees.
If Northern Ireland is to have normal politics, then voting must have normal consequences.
If Ireland truly was at the heart of Europe, we wouldn’t need to be in the EU to begin with – just ask the Swiss.
You can say what you want about Nuns in Ireland. It does not even need to be true.
It’s for the electorate to choose who their MEPs are. Not Fine Gael Senators.