Irish political party calls for constitutional amendment on neutrality ruling out war declarations and military alliances

The Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has called for support for a referendum on Irish neutrality to prevent Ireland from being 'sleepwalked into a European Army'. She was speaking ahead of debate in Dáil Éireann this evening on a private members bill on neutrality that has been brought by Sinn Féin TDs Seán Crowe and Aengus Ó Snodaigh. Urging support for the bill Ms. Anderson said: “Several European leaders have openly called for the establishment of an EU army in the future. “Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour cannot be trusted to protect our neutrality – they blindly follow the path of EU militarisation and have voted against a referendum on this issue in the past.
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