Is it worth fighting wars for the prospect of a united Ireland? No, not a war like the one the IRA lost.

Is it worth fighting for the USA and the EU against Russia, China or various Arab and African states in the hope of achieving Irish unity?

An odd question, you say, but one which is increasingly relevant because the Dublin government is currently preparing legislation to change the rules allowing Ireland to go to war.

Until now Irish military involvement has required United Nations approval, but the proposed new law will allow the government (with Dáil approval) to send its forces to fight anywhere in the world.

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Quite right too, you say, we can’t have others telling us what to do. That’s exactly the problem. The Dublin government in heavily embedded in the EU, which is far from neutral and is pretty good at telling member states what to do. (It syphoned £60 million from Irish taxpayers as part of its bailout of the Irish economy in 2010.)

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