Irish Examiner view: Ireland must face up to security threats

The latest threat highlights the lack of a plan and resources and an absence of organised co-ordination against foreign actors

The incursion of drones into the flight path of the jet carrying Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it arrived into Dublin Airport is but the latest evidence of the security threat looming over Ireland. Picture: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty

This country is inexorably headed for a lengthy and divisive debate about our long-standing neutrality in the near future. Meanwhile, the events of recent weeks have highlighted another pressing and worrisome matter: Defending our country against malign threats.

In recent months, the Government has committed to a massive increase in spending on the Defence Forces.