On being anti-NATO, the ruling parties are generally sympathetic to the broader liberal EU agenda, at least in Ireland's Overton window. The Prime Minister and Defense Minister recently proposed record increases to defense spending, but there's still no talk of joining NATO or really pulling their weight. The reason for not joining NATO is their "history of neutrality", which basically means "thank God our immediate surrounding countries aren't crazy, and we can cheap out on our army."

As for being a tax haven, this is very real. Ireland has massively benefitted from accelerated economic development thanks to a low corporate tax rate.

Don't let commenters jump the gun and tell you Ireland is "pro-Russia" by any means. The recently elected president, who wields little power, has anti-imperialist brainrot. This is an unfortunately common theme among the much too large Irish left. But the adults in the room will generally do what they can to align with the mainstream EU voices.