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Everything keeping Estonia safe is absent in Ireland: ❌Sustained investment ❌Ironclad relations with allies ❌Comprehensive defence ❌Domestic & foreign intel services ❌Rapid reserve mobilisation We don't have to copy/paste but we do have to adapt. news.err.ee/1609751759/mar…

It’s good to see Sinn Fein defending a British veto over Irish defence and foreign policy (you couldnt make it up)

Tánaiste welcomes record €1.7 billion funding for Defence gov.ie/en/department-…

Meanwhile, #Denmark 🇩🇰 investing in smart technologies so that it can meet its #security obligations in the Arctic/North Atlantic. Different, but still not a million miles away from maritime zones #Ireland 🇮🇪 holds responsibility over. defensenews.com/global/europe/…

111 changes and SF still don't realise the 'Triple Lock' has nothing to do with Neutrality.....

I can't reply directly to the Andersonstown autobot @lnbdubl8n. It would appear she doesn't like being called out for disinformation & lies. They are the ramblings of very dangerous anti democratic, anti European and antisemitic individuals, with a pro-terror agenda.

According to this article, these ships are sailing around the British Isles, so they aren't sailing around #Ireland and are not our concern. Besides, these 'shadow' #Russian ships are no threat to Ireland, so this article is again nothing more than threat hyperbole.

Why is a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ sailing around Ireland? Interesting podcast. It's worth a listen. irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-th…

This is what the @socdems have become. Manic conspiracy theorists.

🇷🇺 doesn’t have to put one foot on 🇮🇪 soil to significantly harm it..

Northern Ireland Bogball star and King's Council who defended UVF gun runner ‘Winkie’ Irvine thinks threat of Russian Imperalism is a joke....all the while living under NATO protection...

Major Defence capital projects include three C295 surveillance aircrafts (3rd due in Sept), a refit of 80 Mowag APCs, a primary radar system (due in 2028), 4 modern helicopters (the commission recommended 8), and an expansion of the naval fleet to 9 ships. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

A congested map around ‘Neutral’ 🇮🇪 Not that neutrality offered much protection or reassurance to the 🇮🇪 Merchant Navy.. German Navy & Luftwaffe actions took a heavy toll Of the 800 seamen on 🇮🇪vessels, 136 died on 16 ships lost during WWII. Averaging 1 in 8 fatalities.

National Development Plan allocates almost €4bn for defence and justice capital spends Defence — €300m in 2026 Rising to €340m in both 2027 & 2028 And increasing to €360m in both 2029 & 2030 irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

Delighted today to accompany @DF_COS to meet with @defenceforces Women’s Rugby team preparing to compete next month at International #Defence Rugby Competition. DF ladies will play hosts UK, as well as Tonga & Zambia in the group stages. Living #Alifelessordinary #BeMore ☘️🇮🇪☘️

I contributed to this piece with the Defence details: Houses, water, health and Metrolink: The key points from the National Development Plan (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/6769760

Irish, Spanish and Dutch/Iranian groups came together to launch dangerous €58m cocaine plan (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/6769584

Spot on Justin. Thankfully more to come for 🇮🇪’s Defence budget in addition to what was announced today. It is up to our parliamentarians now to fight for 🇮🇪’s fair share of this 🇪🇺 funding which is desperately needed👇

📌armasuisse Switzerland procures IRIS-T SLM The contract provides for the delivery of five IRIS-T SLM systems and other services. The signing of the agreement was preceded by Switzerland joining to the European Sky Shield Initiative. Press release: diehl.com/defence/en/pre…

Going by some comments, some don't understand just how vulnerable most undersea infrastructure is. #Baltic Connector taken out by a bandy old container ship simply dragging anchor. €40m worth of damage & no gas for 5 months. Same risk with ship "repair" vessel & subsea cables.