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"Trump studies" :D

Well, I do take your posts seriously and it was a valid suggestion - being the sort of topic deserving of a public letter. I know the old "why don't you write a letter" line alright but there is an undertow in the Dáil to drag us into the latest entanglement that is alarming. Now, it's not...

I've been thinking about this suggestion. I don't want to go near the IT but perhaps it would be appropriate to write a letter to my local TDs and the Minister. I occasionally check on what some English bloke that goes by the handle Morgoth's Review writes. Now, any mention of him would not...

Reuters try to talk this down but it's a card in the pack that will be played when they tire of milling around. Also, Vote No in the referendum on March 8th - it's a trap. 'Macron's comments at a late-night news conference, after he hosted a meeting of Western leaders to rally support for...

'Nuclear War Simulator is a bit like Kerbal Space Program, only it's about nuclear annihilation and not technically a game.' This 'professional' end-of-the-world simulator is now available on Steam - PC Gamer Want a try - if you don't have steam then the second link is to a free download from...

Do you think they're telling the truth?

'A new study using AI in foreign policy decision-making found how quickly the tech would call for war instead of finding peaceful resolutions. Some AI in the study even launched nuclear warfare with little to no warning, giving strange explanations for doing so. “All models show signs of sudden...

There are numerous reasons why we should be stubbornly against the removal of neutrality, not least because of the character of our reputation in the world. But there's also the danger of being included in a target set for a nuclear strike. If there's a total war (which is likely in a great...

Neutrality is important, isn't it?

'The United States is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years as the threat from Russia increases, Pentagon documents seen by The Telegraph reveal. Procurement contracts for a new facility at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk confirm that the US intends to place...

We need to make sure they don't auction off our neutrality. The decomposition of peace has accelerated. Here's something from a Russian commentator that's closely connected with the Kremlin. Newsweek tries to rubbish him on production values but it's significant that he's communicating this...

'Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of Nato’s Military Committee, told reporters following a meeting of Nato defence chiefs in Brussels that governments need to start putting preparations in place, and that civilians will need to be mobilised on a large scale.' Senior NATO Official Says There Will Be...

Found this on a reunification article in TheJournal.ie (Aside: I would vote for reunification but believe that the North should be left to own devices to come to a consensus on it - it has to become functional without outside interference tipping the scales. The British should decouple from...

Watching the international news lately, does anyone want to change our position on neutrality? They're talking up an intervention in Iran now - bombing their nuclear facilities or something of the like. There is no tangible news on resolving the war in Ukraine and talk about Taiwan has gone...

Eyes on the ball please. 'During Leaders’ Questions, Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty challenged the government to hold a referendum on changing the triple lock. Doherty quoted back comments to Tánaiste and Defence Minister Micheál Martin that he said in the Dáil in 2013. “The current policy...

Coming from a neutral country, that has good and friendly relations throughout the world, has always been a tremendous advantage to us as individuals. Our foreign policy of the pursuit of a just, rules based international order is facilitated by it. It is also an advantage for the EU that they...

TÁNAISTE MICHEÁL MARTIN has announced that government plans to bring forward legislation to get rid of the triple lock for Irish military involvement in operations abroad. ... Martin said: "I have therefore instructed officials in the Department of Defence to prepare legislative proposals...