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Ireland pledges another 10 million to Ukraine as the EU defence ministers meet in Wicklow.

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  • He starts with the announcement. Helen McEntee hosted the meeting of 27 European Union defence ministers in County Wicklow, he says, and announced another 10 million euro towards Ukraine for military training centres, which is military infrastructure paid for out of public money. That comes on top of a 2 million euro award in terms of a European Union satellite centre. In July an announcement was made for 125 million euro towards Ukraine, and he puts the total already handed across at about 670 million euro, to what he calls one of the most corrupt countries in the world, to support the United States proxy war there. Ireland should have no hand, act or part in it, he says, but the government has no interest in representing the people of Ireland and is more interested in being the best boys and girls in the class for their masters in Brussels and Washington DC.
  • Then he sets the spending beside the queue at home. McEntee also said Irish spending on so-called defence is up 43% over the past number of years, at the same time as a massive amount of money is being found across the European Union for weapons of war through the rearming Europe plan pushed by von der Leyen, at over 800 billion euro. Plenty of money for that, he says, and no money for basic services. It was announced the same day that at least a million people will be on hospital waiting lists in a matter of weeks, which he calls absolutely astounding, and he sets it alongside record numbers of homeless people, people dying in the streets, and people struggling to get at basic public and social services.
  • His second theme is the triple lock. A big part of the programme for government is erasing it, he says, and it is supposed to come back before the Dail before the end of this year. As it stands the rule requires a United Nations Security Council decision, along with government and Dail approval, before more than 12 members of the Irish Defence Forces are sent overseas, and he says Martin was trying to rush that part of the bill through a number of months ago. Removing the Security Council motion is, on his reading, another slippery slope towards more militarism in Ireland, from a government with no interest in the nation's sovereignty while it defends somebody else's.
  • He closes on how far the drift has already gone, and on what he wants people to do. He says the theatrics about disagreements between the United States and the European Union are a distraction, recalling the push for European members to lift so-called defence spending towards 5% in line with NATO countries, and says Martin signed Ireland up to the coalition of the willing without the people being part of that decision. He lists PESCO deals, work on interoperability with NATO, and a joint expeditionary force alongside 10 other NATO countries, and says these are not the antics of a neutral country. He recalls the bank debt bailout 10 to 15 years ago, when he says 42% of the total European banking debt was settled on the people of Ireland, and reads the present as the same road: no money for public services, plenty of money for war. The Irish constitution, he says, requires the government to look for pacific settlements to international disputes. His ask is that people speak up to friends, neighbours and family and stand up for neutrality, which on his reading rules out NATO war vessels in Irish ports, RAF planes patrolling Irish airspace, and the use of Shannon airport by the United States war machine.
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00:00

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. The Irish government just love handing away our public wealth. Today Helen Mcinty hosted the meeting of 27 of the European Union defense ministers in Druids Glenn in County Wiklo and she announced another€ 10 million euro is being given towards Ukraine. This is for military training centers. So military infrastructure Helen McInty is given€ 10 million euro of our public money towards this is on top of a€ 2 million award in terms of a European Union satellite center. Now in.

July announcement was made for 125 million euro towards Ukraine. This comes to a total of about 670 million already that has been given AC across to one of the most corrupt countries in the world to support the United States proxy war in Ukraine. We should have no hand act or part in this. But the Irish government have no interest in representing the people of Ireland and are more interested in being the best boys and girls in the class for.

Their masters in Brussels and Washington DC. Mcinty also said that our spending on so-called defense is up 43% over the past number of years. This comes at the same time when there has been a massive amount of money across European Union being found for weapons of war through the rearming Europe plan that's been pushed by Ursula Vander Lion of over 800 billion euro. Plenty of money for this but no money for basic services for people in Ireland. It has been announced.

Today that at least a million people will be in hospital waiting lists in the matter of weeks. Absolutely astounding. 1 million people waiting on some form of medical treatment in Ireland. But yet, there's no problem finding money to send to a corrupt regime in Ukraine. At the same time, we see the records amount of people who are homeless, who are dying in the streets, and struggling with lack of access to basic public and social services. But yet the governments have.

No problem handing over money. And this is of course a government that's led by Mihal Martin and Simon Harris along with his larryly lackey independence. And a big part of the program for government is the eraser of the triple lock. And this is supposed to come back before the rockus before the end of this year. number of months ago, Mihan Martin was trying to rush through this this part of the bill through that required United Nation Security Council decision to send.

And a big part of the program for government is the eraser of the triple lock

02:42

Over 12 members of the Irish Defense Forces alongside

Over 12 members of the Irish Defense Forces alongside with government and doll approval. Now they're trying to get rid of that United Nations Security Council motion. But also in the context of this, this is another slippery slope towards more militarism in Ireland. They have no interest in representing the people of Ireland or looking after a nation's sovereignty. But it's okay where it's somebody else's sovereignty and somebody else's territorial integrity that serves the agenda that the European Union is dragging us.

Towards at the behest of their masters in Washington DC. So don't be misguided by the nonsense and the theatrics around the disagreements between the US and European Union. Remember a number of years ago where Pex had said that the the European Union should step up and spend more money on the military industrial complex in terms of spend bigger percentage of their budget on inverted commas defense spending up to 5% according to NATO countries and Ireland as well are well.

In tandem with this. Mihan Martin has signed Ireland up to the coalition of the willing without the people of Ireland being involved in this decision-making process. This is again a massive attack on Irish neutrality which Miho Martin and his Larry Laki independence along with Simon Harris have absolutely no interest in. So it'll be they'll be pushing forward this legislation over a matter of months. In the last number of days I did a video regarding be emergency ready. This was.

An announcement made by Hannah McInty a number of days ago also. She's coming into the limelight now, isn't he? She McInty in terms of getting prepared for any future war. Well, it's on our shores and it's going to be coming. It's home to roost over the next period of time because of these antics of the Irish government and what they're doing in terms of trying to cry for more war rather than demanding peace. And remember in the Irish constitution it.

Requires Irish government to look for Pacific settlements to international disputes. Over the last few years we've seen the Irish government play alakart and fastenuce with any notion of neutrality. They've signed us up to pesco deals through NATO in terms of a permanent structured cooperation deals. We're working on interoperability with NATO also and we're working on joint expedition force now at the moment with our other 10 NATO countries as well. Now, this isn't the antics of a neutral.

05:14

Country

Country. This is an antics of a country that's completely captured by a rotten corrupt European establishment and in particular the Irish politicians who have no interest in stand up for our sovereignty. Remember when the suffered devastating austerity with the massive amount of bank and debt bailout we took over 10 year 10 to 15 years ago where 42% of the total European bank and debt was settled on the people of Ireland. We're down the same road again where.

There's no money for public services but plenty of money for war. This is to keep the corrupt system going. So people should stand up against this, voice out their opinion on this and also speak to their friends, neighbors and family and stand up for Irish neutrality which doesn't include any incursions into our ports by NATO war vessels or the patrolling of our airspace by RAF military planes or the use of Shannon airport by the US war machine for years.

And years going unnoticed because the Irish government have been completely beholden to the United Nations or United States multi multinationals and the foreign direct investment building tax haven Ireland here rather than looking after the interests of our own domestic indigenous industries which have been left to destruction. So this is what's taking place. Plenty of money for you corrupt regime in Ukraine and of course this is a proxy war which is all about the bulcanization of the Russian Federation.

So we stand with no imperial power. We stand with our country which has always stood on the side against any imperial power whatever they're based. So thanks so much for the support. Really appreciate it. And now we need to speak up as much as we can about Irish neutrality and stand up against the war machine. So thanks again and from Dublin Steven. See you soon.

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1 Sep 2026 · Sovereignty · 7:06

Ireland pledges another 10 million to Ukraine as the EU defence ministers meet in Wicklow.

Dooley reports that Helen McEntee hosted a meeting of 27 European Union defence ministers in County Wicklow and announced another 10 million euro for Ukraine, for military training centres, on top of a 2 million euro award towards a European Union satellite centre. With the 125 million euro announced in July, he puts the running total at about 670 million euro sent to what he calls one of the most corrupt countries in the world, in support of a United States proxy war. He sets that against the 43% rise in Irish defence spending McEntee cited, the 800 billion euro rearming Europe plan, and the announcement the same day that at least a million people will be on hospital waiting lists within weeks. His second theme is the triple lock, which he says the government wants to remove before the end of the year, stripping out the United Nations Security Council mandate now needed before more than 12 members of the Defence Forces go overseas. He reads the whole direction as a slippery slope towards militarism run by a political establishment more interested in Brussels and Washington than in Irish neutrality.

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TL;DR
01
He starts with the announcement. Helen McEntee hosted the meeting of 27 European Union defence ministers in County Wicklow, he says, and announced another 10 million euro towards Ukraine for military training centres, which is military infrastructure paid for out of public money. That comes on top of a 2 million euro award in terms of a European Union satellite centre. In July an announcement was made for 125 million euro towards Ukraine, and he puts the total already handed across at about 670 million euro, to what he calls one of the most corrupt countries in the world, to support the United States proxy war there. Ireland should have no hand, act or part in it, he says, but the government has no interest in representing the people of Ireland and is more interested in being the best boys and girls in the class for their masters in Brussels and Washington DC.
02
Then he sets the spending beside the queue at home. McEntee also said Irish spending on so-called defence is up 43% over the past number of years, at the same time as a massive amount of money is being found across the European Union for weapons of war through the rearming Europe plan pushed by von der Leyen, at over 800 billion euro. Plenty of money for that, he says, and no money for basic services. It was announced the same day that at least a million people will be on hospital waiting lists in a matter of weeks, which he calls absolutely astounding, and he sets it alongside record numbers of homeless people, people dying in the streets, and people struggling to get at basic public and social services.
03
His second theme is the triple lock. A big part of the programme for government is erasing it, he says, and it is supposed to come back before the Dail before the end of this year. As it stands the rule requires a United Nations Security Council decision, along with government and Dail approval, before more than 12 members of the Irish Defence Forces are sent overseas, and he says Martin was trying to rush that part of the bill through a number of months ago. Removing the Security Council motion is, on his reading, another slippery slope towards more militarism in Ireland, from a government with no interest in the nation's sovereignty while it defends somebody else's.
04
He closes on how far the drift has already gone, and on what he wants people to do. He says the theatrics about disagreements between the United States and the European Union are a distraction, recalling the push for European members to lift so-called defence spending towards 5% in line with NATO countries, and says Martin signed Ireland up to the coalition of the willing without the people being part of that decision. He lists PESCO deals, work on interoperability with NATO, and a joint expeditionary force alongside 10 other NATO countries, and says these are not the antics of a neutral country. He recalls the bank debt bailout 10 to 15 years ago, when he says 42% of the total European banking debt was settled on the people of Ireland, and reads the present as the same road: no money for public services, plenty of money for war. The Irish constitution, he says, requires the government to look for pacific settlements to international disputes. His ask is that people speak up to friends, neighbours and family and stand up for neutrality, which on his reading rules out NATO war vessels in Irish ports, RAF planes patrolling Irish airspace, and the use of Shannon airport by the United States war machine.
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Hello everyone

Hello everyone. The Irish government just love handing away our public wealth. Today Helen Mcinty hosted the meeting of 27 of the European Union defense ministers in Druids Glenn in County Wiklo and she announced another€ 10 million euro is being given towards Ukraine. This is for military training centers. So military infrastructure Helen McInty is given€ 10 million euro of our public money towards this is on top of a€ 2 million award in terms of a European Union satellite center. Now in.

July announcement was made for 125 million euro towards Ukraine. This comes to a total of about 670 million already that has been given AC across to one of the most corrupt countries in the world to support the United States proxy war in Ukraine. We should have no hand act or part in this. But the Irish government have no interest in representing the people of Ireland and are more interested in being the best boys and girls in the class for.

Their masters in Brussels and Washington DC. Mcinty also said that our spending on so-called defense is up 43% over the past number of years. This comes at the same time when there has been a massive amount of money across European Union being found for weapons of war through the rearming Europe plan that's been pushed by Ursula Vander Lion of over 800 billion euro. Plenty of money for this but no money for basic services for people in Ireland. It has been announced.

Today that at least a million people will be in hospital waiting lists in the matter of weeks. Absolutely astounding. 1 million people waiting on some form of medical treatment in Ireland. But yet, there's no problem finding money to send to a corrupt regime in Ukraine. At the same time, we see the records amount of people who are homeless, who are dying in the streets, and struggling with lack of access to basic public and social services. But yet the governments have.

No problem handing over money. And this is of course a government that's led by Mihal Martin and Simon Harris along with his larryly lackey independence. And a big part of the program for government is the eraser of the triple lock. And this is supposed to come back before the rockus before the end of this year. number of months ago, Mihan Martin was trying to rush through this this part of the bill through that required United Nation Security Council decision to send.

And a big part of the program for government is the eraser of the triple lock

Over 12 members of the Irish Defense Forces alongside

Over 12 members of the Irish Defense Forces alongside with government and doll approval. Now they're trying to get rid of that United Nations Security Council motion. But also in the context of this, this is another slippery slope towards more militarism in Ireland. They have no interest in representing the people of Ireland or looking after a nation's sovereignty. But it's okay where it's somebody else's sovereignty and somebody else's territorial integrity that serves the agenda that the European Union is dragging us.

Towards at the behest of their masters in Washington DC. So don't be misguided by the nonsense and the theatrics around the disagreements between the US and European Union. Remember a number of years ago where Pex had said that the the European Union should step up and spend more money on the military industrial complex in terms of spend bigger percentage of their budget on inverted commas defense spending up to 5% according to NATO countries and Ireland as well are well.

In tandem with this. Mihan Martin has signed Ireland up to the coalition of the willing without the people of Ireland being involved in this decision-making process. This is again a massive attack on Irish neutrality which Miho Martin and his Larry Laki independence along with Simon Harris have absolutely no interest in. So it'll be they'll be pushing forward this legislation over a matter of months. In the last number of days I did a video regarding be emergency ready. This was.

An announcement made by Hannah McInty a number of days ago also. She's coming into the limelight now, isn't he? She McInty in terms of getting prepared for any future war. Well, it's on our shores and it's going to be coming. It's home to roost over the next period of time because of these antics of the Irish government and what they're doing in terms of trying to cry for more war rather than demanding peace. And remember in the Irish constitution it.

Requires Irish government to look for Pacific settlements to international disputes. Over the last few years we've seen the Irish government play alakart and fastenuce with any notion of neutrality. They've signed us up to pesco deals through NATO in terms of a permanent structured cooperation deals. We're working on interoperability with NATO also and we're working on joint expedition force now at the moment with our other 10 NATO countries as well. Now, this isn't the antics of a neutral.

Country

Country. This is an antics of a country that's completely captured by a rotten corrupt European establishment and in particular the Irish politicians who have no interest in stand up for our sovereignty. Remember when the suffered devastating austerity with the massive amount of bank and debt bailout we took over 10 year 10 to 15 years ago where 42% of the total European bank and debt was settled on the people of Ireland. We're down the same road again where.

There's no money for public services but plenty of money for war. This is to keep the corrupt system going. So people should stand up against this, voice out their opinion on this and also speak to their friends, neighbors and family and stand up for Irish neutrality which doesn't include any incursions into our ports by NATO war vessels or the patrolling of our airspace by RAF military planes or the use of Shannon airport by the US war machine for years.

And years going unnoticed because the Irish government have been completely beholden to the United Nations or United States multi multinationals and the foreign direct investment building tax haven Ireland here rather than looking after the interests of our own domestic indigenous industries which have been left to destruction. So this is what's taking place. Plenty of money for you corrupt regime in Ukraine and of course this is a proxy war which is all about the bulcanization of the Russian Federation.

So we stand with no imperial power. We stand with our country which has always stood on the side against any imperial power whatever they're based. So thanks so much for the support. Really appreciate it. And now we need to speak up as much as we can about Irish neutrality and stand up against the war machine. So thanks again and from Dublin Steven. See you soon.

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