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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>A Nord Stream gas pipeline transfer station in Lubmin, Germany. The attacks on the pipeline in September 2022 focused minds on the security of Irish assets such as undersea data cables. Picture: Stefan Sauer/dpa/AP </p>

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Security experts welcome Dáil vote for Irish military involvement in EU seabed protection

2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks and recent Russian exercises off Ireland's south coast cited as Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection project sees EU states co-operate to protect infrastructure such as data cables

<p>Defence Minister Micheál Martin will seek to extend Ireland’s deployment of 13 Defence Forces members to the UN authorised International Security Presence in Kosovo (KFOR) until June 2025. File picture: Rolling News </p>

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Defence Forces deployment in Kosovo set to be extended for further year

<p>Badges of staff members in a Nato aircraft. Ireland can pursue security partnerships without the need to join Nato. Picture: Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images</p>

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Declan Power: Ireland must develop security partnerships and leverage existing arrangements

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy

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Elaine Loughlin: International security is something Ireland needs to discuss

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Isolationism 'no longer an option' for Ireland, Micheál Martin says

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Letters to the Editor: Mother and baby restitution must include Church of Ireland

S Elaine Loughlin: Background diplomacy helps to spread the Sinn Féin brand

Long seen as EU-sceptics, Sinn Féin has been embarking on the Ferrero Rocher circuit in recent times in a bid to rebrand and push its policy among other European governments.

Sat, 27 May, 2023

Protests planned over 'entirely inappropriate' docking of Dutch naval vessels in Cork

In the Dáil on Thursday, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that the Government has "no plans to join NATO or any other military alliance"

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

Simon Coveney: Ireland unlikely to join Nato any time soon

The Minister for Foreign Affairs says that although there must be a “fundamental rethink” about Ireland’s defence capabilities, Ireland’s military neutrality does not look set to change

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

Rehearsal of Russian Navy Day parade in Kronshtadt

Daniel McConnell: It's time for Ireland to grow up and abandon neutrality

While embracing the US, and co-operating with Nato-led missions, Ireland has shied away from joining Nato. Until now.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2022

Alison O'Connor: Time for proper debate on Irish neutrality

Our neutrality means different things to different people and the war in Ukraine highlights the need to work that out

Fri, 04 Mar, 2022

Almost 66,000 US troops pass through Shannon Airport in 2020

'One US soldier going through Shannon is one too many,' said RISE TD Paul Murphy.

Wed, 30 Dec, 2020

European elections: The burning issues facing Irish voters

From May 23-26, Irish voters will be thinking about the environment, immigration, spending imbalances, and an EU army, says Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

Fri, 10 May, 2019

Irexit party says leaving EU will mean no hard border

The new Irexit Freedom Party says if Ireland leaves the EU, it will mean the country will avoid a hard border.

Sat, 08 Sep, 2018

Dropping our defences: Weakness is an invitation to our enemies

Very few European nations are as familiar as we are with domestic terrorism but even here the passage of time makes it easier to forget or at least to look away from our toxic history of tit-for-tat murder and carnage.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2018

Opposition criticise decision to join new European military co-operative

A leading security analyst has slammed the backlash against Ireland's decision to join a new European military co-operative

Sun, 10 Dec, 2017

Dáil votes to join EU's defence organisation

The Dáil has voted by 75 votes to 42 to join a new EU defence network.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2017

TDs express concern at Government pledge to join EU defence agreement

Some Independent TDs have expressed concern that a new EU agreement could put Ireland's neutrality at risk.

Wed, 06 Dec, 2017