National security strategy  still awaited two years on

The Irish Air Corps Airbus CASA CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft monitoring international warships both outside and inside Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) this week in light of Russia's naval operations off the Irish coast.

The State’s top security body is still working on a national security strategy — over two years after it held a public consultation in relation to it.

Some experts have expressed concern that the forthcoming Commission on the Defence Forces is being published before the country has a national strategy on State security, security policies and domestic and international threats.