Speeches: 9 April 2026

The triple lock allows the Irish government to go into a European Council and remind the EU that the EU and NATO are not one and the same thing, that nothing is stopping EU countries from doing their militaristic agenda through NATO, but that the EU is at its core a peace project.

I think it has never been a more important time for us to be neutral and to be neutrally recognised, explicitly recognised within the EU as a neutral country.

If you do that, all you do is turn people against doing what needs to be done if you don't provide funding.

If Donald Trump wasn't trying to cover up for the fact that he is a paedophile, we wouldn't be dealing with this, because this man will do absolutely anything to take attention away from the sort of monster that he is.

We believe that neutrality is a strategic strength for Ireland. We believe that it allows us to stand for peace, for diplomacy and for international law in an increasingly dangerous world.

For God's sake, treat individuals as human beings, do not be sending tanks out to remove farmers from the side of the road, it's disgusting.

Healthy soil is indeed the foundation of sustainable agriculture, food security and resilient rural areas.

For God's sake, treat individuals as human beings. Do not be sending tanks out to remove farmers from the side of the road.