Cabinet ministers to discuss plans to turn triple lock into 'double lock'

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The 'Irish Examiner' understands that Helen McEntee, the current defence minister, is expected to bring the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026 to Cabinet on Tuesday. File Picture: Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

The 'Irish Examiner' understands that Helen McEntee, the current defence minister, is expected to bring the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026 to Cabinet on Tuesday. File Picture: Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026 - 06:00
Louise Burne

Ministers will discuss plans to unpick Ireland’s triple lock and turn it into a “double lock” at Cabinet on Tuesday.

It comes as veteran Fianna Fáil TD and former defence minister Willie O’Dea suggested that a referendum should be held on the matter.

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