Coveney: Ireland has raised concerns with Russia over live ammunition drills off Irish coast

Ireland's foreign affairs minister, Simon Coveney,  is to speak directly to the Russian Ambassador about the plans to conduct the drill

The Government is “not happy” and is “concerned” that Russia is planning to conduct live ammunition drills off the south coast of Ireland.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the Department of Foreign Affairs "has raised a number of concerns with the Russian authorities in respect of these exercises" in a statement released this Sunday evening.