Ex-general criticises border security approach

A former Defence Forces general has criticised the Government’s approach to security along the border in the light of Brexit, warning the operational knowledge of the border has been lost by organs of the State tasked with security.

Retired Brigadier General Ger Aherne referred to ‘reckless’ comments by Tánaiste Simon Coveney, who had said there were no contingency plans being prepared for a hard border.