Taoiseach says abolishing 'Triple Lock' is essential to retain peacekeeping tradition

The Government is pressing ahead with controversial legislation that would drop the requirement to get UN Security Council approval before sending peacekeeping troops abroad

Micheál Martin has said his party opposes joining military alliances, but he added that "we should be willing to change" in order to protect our values

Abolishing the triple lock is “absolutely essential” as otherwise “we may very soon see the end of our 60 years of peacekeeping," the Taoiseach has insisted.

Micheál Martin has said his party opposes joining military alliances, but he added that "we should be willing to change" in order to protect our values, warning that there is "no virtue in standing aside as those things you value are threatened".