Calls for referendum on Irish neutrality after damning Defence Forces report

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Simon Coveney has been urged to set in motion a referendum on Irish state neutrality, as opposition TDs condemned the decline of the Defence Forces under his watch.

During a debate in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs and Defence Minister called for a “cross-party consensus” on the way forward for Ireland’s beleaguered military.