Revision History

Irish President Catherine Connolly has described the US-Israeli strikes on Iran as "deliberate assaults on international law," triggering a constitutional clash with a government that insists foreign policy is its prerogative. Her intervention — backed by overwhelming public support for stronger action on Palestine and international law — exposes deep divisions in Ireland's response to the escalating Middle East war and raises questions about how far a small neutral nation can push its moral authority on the world stage.