@Richard @bigmattoidchimpin @newman @andreas

But there is also something less tangible: a form of soft power that allows Irish lobbyists to secure a hearing that representatives of other small countries could never hope to receive.
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2022/08/27/soft-power-irish-lobbyists-in-the-us-secure-access-to-representatives-way-beyond-that-of-other-small-countries/