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.

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.