*astronaut meme* “Always has been” Remember, they were officially neutral in WWII. Just couldn’t bring themselves to take a side.

and then there's the fact there's a statue of this guy in dublin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A...

Seán Russell - Wikipedia

i'm aware. i definitely used to fall for the idea that ireland is one of the most progressive countries, and i guess that's true if your flavor of "progressive" or left includes antisemitism (many such cases)