Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m
Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending
Irish Neutrality
Ireland’s neutrality is widely regarded as absurd and complacent
It is imperative that we declare unequivocally our support for united EU action to defend European democracy against Russia
Ireland’s neutrality under attack: shifting geopolitics bring pressure to change
A policy of neutrality is increasingly being questioned by EU members
Ireland will have to decide what neutrality means, says former head of security inquiry
‘The neutrality we enjoy doesn’t really fit with any accepted interpretation of neutrality,’ says Louise Richardson