Addressing her past comments when she described Brexit as a “first step in exposing the EU”, Catherine Connolly said today she wasn’t “pro-Brexit”.
“I wasn’t pro-Brexit. What I was doing was having respect for the democratic process. That’s very important that we have respect for the democratic process. And with the EU, it has definitely gone down a route of further and further militarisation.
“That has always been a concern for me, and it remains a concern for me,” she added.
When addressing her recent comments about Germany building up its arms, she said: “I expressed my serious concerns about the similarities between now and the 30s, and I used the example of Germany, who’s rebooting its economy, buying more arms.”
“We have Putin, and I’m on record for absolutely condemning the invasion of Ukraine. “As a woman and as a mother, I’m seriously concerned at the direction that countries are going, spending more money on arms and militarisation, while we reduce the money spent on welfare.
“I think those concerns are shared by the majority of people in Ireland, particularly, brought into acute focus because of the genocide in Gaza, perpetuated by Israel and funded by America,” she added.