Finn McRedmond: Ireland cannot rely on a soft and woolly international reputation anymore

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : This was an instance where Ireland prioritised its distaste for minorly-flouted Covid regulations over the diplomatic and political health of the entire country.
44% : During his presidency, Justine McCarthy wrote last week, he "infuriated a smorgasbord of EU officials, the Israeli government ... critics of Fidel Castro ...
42% : Simon Harris has explained his plan to engage with Trump.
36% : I would venture that none of this is a good thing for a country whose standing in Europe has tanked ("Ireland gets 'screwed' as EU influence ebbs," Politico reported on Monday, while this newspaper reported that Irish influence is "declining").
27% : The broad consensus on the Continent is becoming harder and harder for Ireland to dodge: a defence freeloader, a tax haven, an unstable economy too dependent on the whims of Trump, and a country that takes sometimes hardline and off-piste stances on foreign affairs.

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