Tánaiste dismisses idea of Irish stop-off for US cluster bombs for Ukraine

Tanaiste and Minister for Defence Micheal Martin and Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lt Gen Sean Clancy attended an open day to encourage people to join the Irish army (PA)

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said the issue of an Irish airport being used as a stop-off to transport cluster bombs from the US to Ukraine “doesn’t arise”.

The Foreign Affairs and Defence Minister said that Ireland remains opposed to cluster munitions, pointing out that it was a lead nation in the establishment of a global 2008 convention banning the weapons.