Originally Posted by
Declan275
Well, apparently the bilateral deal for exactly that goes back 70 years. That it stayed under wraps for so long given everything that occurred during that timeframe is quite something.
So why the coyness? If Ireland is so happy to have a friendly neighbouring state assist with air defence/policing why not just declare it and acknowledge how much they appreciate such effective international cooperation? Could it be because Irish politicians would then be seen as hypocrites when they continually spit bile at the UK?