Martin reaffirmed Ireland’s one-China policy, acknowledged China’s development achievements and reiterated Ireland’s commitment to strengthening both bilateral ties and broader EU–China cooperation.

The Gael, in all his stubborn idealism, has become inconvenient to the machinery of modern governance.

Ireland: a soft target in a digital war, where small strikes yield big wins for Moscow.

“The navigation of Sino-Irish relations will be a defining feature of Ireland’s role in the age of multipolarity.”

"If we can become independent, if a small nation like Ireland could stand Free once again, we could forge the path of liberation for the rest of Europe"

Ireland’s stained image as an unreliable partner incapable of sustaining bilateral diplomatic relationships is a direct threat to Ireland’s apparent desirability as a location for foreign investment. 

“With the waning of left-liberal hegemony in the EU, Ireland, having embraced progressivism, may find itself on the wrong side of a more fragmented, less liberal EU”