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Brian Cuthbert

The Neutrality Files. How Ireland's Neutrality is being quietly ended CampaignNeutralityNewsNews Update

The Neutrality Files

In Ireland, we are proud of our neutrality. It’s more than policy — it’s our promise to each other and to the world. Neutrality means we choose peace over war, independence over obedience to bodies like NATO and European army generals. The Neutrality Files brings together detailed research and investigations…
Brian Cuthbert
13th October 2025
Image showing Teva CEO of Logistics in military uniform with a big title saying Boycott Teva with an image of missile that looks like a tablet. There's text saying Teva CEO of Logistics fighting for IDF in Gaza. Source: Jerusalem Post "The Heroes of Teva" CampaignNewsNews UpdatePalestine

Boycott Teva

Many people are seeing the horrors of what's happening in Gaza and feeling helpless but there are very concrete actions you can take to make an impact. Just like with the fall of Apartheid South Africa, we know from history that boycotting works. Teva Pharmaceuticals is the largest company in…
Brian Cuthbert
26th August 2025
Gaza Legal Case CampaignNewsNews UpdatePalestine

Gaza Legal Case

On Wednesday 30th October 2024, members of the Uplift community, along with solicitor Darragh Mackin of Phoenix law, delivered a statement to the Taoiseach Simon Harris demanding that the Irish government:1. Suspends all military trade with Israel 2. Suspends all dual-use trade with Israel 3. Suspends the use of Irish…
Brian Cuthbert
1st November 2024
CampaignPalestine

Poll: End drones contracts with Israel

After uncovering shocking information about Ireland's military trade with Israeli state-owned arms weapons dealers, the Uplift community has commissioned a nationwide poll asking the Irish public whether they think the government should end these contracts. Unsurprisingly, a strong majority of people agreed that we should rip up these contracts. The…
Brian Cuthbert
18th July 2024
CampaignNewsNews UpdatePalestine

Arms Trade with Israel

New research, paid for by Uplift members, has shown worrying financial support from the Irish government to Israeli weapons manufacturers and spikes in dual-use exports to Israel which may violate our human rights obligations. The full report can be read here but a summary of the key points are listed…
Brian Cuthbert
17th July 2024
Campaign

Barry’s Tea plastic tea bags counter

You promised to ditch the plastic Barrys Tea How many teabags containing plastic have we drunk in Ireland since Barry's Tea promised us all they'd stop? Join the campaign JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZteS51cGxpZnQuaWUlMkZhc3NldHMlMkZlbWJlZF9zaWduX2Zvcm0uanMlMjIlMjBpZCUzRCUyMmNvbnRyb2xzZmhpZnQtZW1iZWQtc2lnbi1mb3JtLXNjcmlwdCUyMiUyMGRhdGEtcGV0aXRpb24tdXJsJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZteS51cGxpZnQuaWUlMkZwZXRpdGlvbnMlMkZiYXJyeS1zLXRlYS1tYWtlLXRlYWJhZ3MtMTAwLWNvbXBvc3RhYmxlJTJGZW1iZWQlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0U= Ever wonder why your teabags don’t decompose? It’s because companies like Barrys Tea uses a petroleum-based plastic called polypropylene to…
Brian Cuthbert
19th August 2020