'I don't see a security risk': Taoiseach on Chinese links to Ireland's third-level institutions

Mr Martin also said an EU-China trade deal was 'logical' for the two to resolve trading issues

Taoiseach Micheal Martin, centre, with his delegations at the Great Hall of the People to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping on Monday. Photo: AP/Andy Wong

The Taoiseach does not believe there is a security threat from closer ties between Irish third-level institutions and China.

In an interview before Christmas, the head of the Irish Military Intelligence Service (IMIS) suggested that Chinese influence over research in Irish colleges was a security risk.