Irish concerns after Cork student declared 'security threat' in Australia

Former Cork TD Bernard Allen says he is 'gobsmacked' to discover Marina Sologub who had previously worked for him has been identified as a security risk

Marina Sologub, who grew up in Glanmire, Cork, has been declared a potential national security threat in Australia where she now lives. 

Revelations that an Irish citizen of Russian ethnicity, who worked in Ireland’s space industry, has been accused of being a security threat in Australia highlights the “long-standing failure” of Irish governments to take national security seriously, a top expert has said.

It follows reports in Australian media thatMarina Sologub, a consultant in the Australian space industry, has been declared a potential national security threat by the country's spy agency.