Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution

The Taoiseach argues a Constitutional guarantee of neutrality could restrict Ireland’s defence and peacekeeping capabilities, citing the triple lock

Micheál Martin defended Government plans to progress legislation abolishing the triple lock mechanism. File picture

The Taoiseach has cautioned against a Constitutional guarantee of Irish neutrality and repeated his contention that the triple lock gives Russia a say in the deployment of Irish peacekeeping troops.

Mr Martin spoke to the Irish Examiner in Cork at the unveiling of a plaque honoring Blarney Street native Brigadier General Stephen Moylan, the American Revolutionary War hero who first coined the phrase “the United States.”