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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?
I'm not sure where the "continually spitting bile at the UK" idea comes from. The great majority of Irish politicians and indeed the population are favourably disposed to the UK, with many having relatives there or having worked and lived there themselves. As this is not a political forum, I will refrain from commenting on anything that falls under that category.