25 Irish firms granted military export licences for sales to 17 countries including Ukraine 

A Ukrainian soldier watching a drone feed from a command centre in Bakhmut, Donetsk. Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment issued military export licences to 25 firms in the first six months of 2024. Picture: Libkos/AP

Ukraine is among 17 countries to which Irish companies have obtained licences to export goods for military use so far this year.

A total of 25 companies were awarded military export licences in the first six months of 2024, up from 22 companies in all of last year.