Greens slam Irish backing of arms body

IRELAND’S support for the establishment of a new EU arms agency came under fire last night from Green MEP Patricia McKenna.

Greens slam Irish backing of arms body

Speaking as Green parliamentarians from Scotland, England and Wales gathered in Belfast for a summit with the Irish Green Party today, Ms McKenna criticised the Taoiseach for backing the EU arms agency.

The Dublin MEP said it was strange that the leader of a so-called neutral country would facilitate the setting up of the agency, designed to harmonise procurement and support research in the arms industry.

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