Dominic Carroll from The Irish Neutrality League explains why the purpose of jettisoning the Triple Lock would be to dismantle Irish neutrality.
The government is preparing to scrap the Triple Lock. That’s the law that determines the circumstances in which the Irish Defence Forces can be sent abroad. The government currently requires United Nations authorisation before joining overseas military missions (that’s one element of the Triple Lock; the other two elements are Cabinet and Dáil approval). But if it succeeds in scrapping the Triple Lock, the government intends to…