Arms trade nets Irish firms €30m

IRISH-BASED companies exported €30 million worth of military equipment to the international arms trade last year

It brings the total weapons-related sales to over €300m since the Coalition came to power in 1997.

According to the most recent figures from the Government’s export control unit, 56 export consignments of weapons-related goods worth €29,133,585 have been authorised since January 2005.