Taoiseach contests claim Ireland is ‘reliant’ on UK armed forces

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar contested the claim (Oliver McVeigh/PA)

The Taoiseach has taken issue with an assertion Ireland is reliant on the UK’s armed forces for the protection of its seas and under sea cables.

Leo Varadkar was speaking at the Munich Security Council 2024 during a side panel event on neutrality.