It is hard to fathom that a singsong with overseas guests in a Co Cork seaside village could have helped Ireland’s election to a United Nations Security Council seat this week, but it did. Island nationsIdentifying who voted for Ireland is tricky because the security council election is a secret ballot, but the Tánaiste suspects that our fellow island nations came good when votes were cast. Wednesday’s election marked the end of a campaign that began way back in 2005 when Ireland declared its interest in a council seat. The Tánaiste paid tribute to Bono for the effort he put into the campaign “for no personal gain or recognition”. “But those people will be back to us on the security council, if they have an issue.

Source: The Irish Times June 21, 2020 08:48 UTC