Taoiseach: Ireland to back EU move towards joint procurement of military hardware

Also, Mr Martin declined to provide a timeframe for the introduction of the Occupied Territories Bill, but said it would not be done before the end of the current Dáil session

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there would need to be further 'discussion and reflection' on the EU’s changing approach to defence. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Ireland will back the EU’s move towards joint procurement of military hardware, the Taoiseach has said in Brussels.

Micheál Martin said there would need to be further “discussion and reflection” on the EU’s changing approach to defence, but the proposals submitted were “significant”.