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Garda national security team investigating rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit Move comes as French military opens fire on five suspected drones over nuclear submarine base on Thursday

Beware of russian diaspora supporters of putin's russia. There are more than a few in Ireland and many have EU passports!

Garda national security team investigating rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit

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SPIRe held an award ceremony on December 3 to recognise our top students🥇
A huge congratulations to the winners for such a significant achievement! 🙌 Maith sibh!

Winners and the criteria 👇
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“Norbert Röttgen, a senior MP from Merz’s CDU party, described the decision on Russian assets as “Europe’s moment of truth”. He added: “If we can’t do this [the reparations loan], then what does it say about Europe’s sovereignty and all that talk about strategic autonomy?”

Per @financialtimes.com

Drones spotted near Zelenskiy’s flight path to Dublin, triggering major security alert Irish navy ship spotted five drones operating near route of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft by Howth coast

Five sophisticated drones flew in the route of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s flight path as he arrived in Ireland; had he not arrived slightly early, they would have passed close.
EU and Irish officials are treating it as a Russian hybrid attack
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Now on The Explainer: Military-style drones breached a no-fly zone as Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived into Dublin.

Where did the drones come from? And what does it say about Ireland’s capacity to deal with this kind of security incident?

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Drones spotted near Zelenskiy’s flight path to Dublin, triggering major security alert Irish navy ship spotted five drones operating near route of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft by Howth coast

“The Yeats was unable to take any action regarding the drones aside from observing and reporting their location. It is not equipped with jammers or other countermeasures.”

And that’s the kicker… Ireland undefended.

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Drones spotted near Zelenskiy’s flight path to Dublin, triggering major security alert Irish navy ship spotted five drones operating near route of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft by Howth coast

“The Yeats was unable to take any action regarding the drones aside from observing and reporting their location. It is not equipped with jammers or other countermeasures.”

And that’s the kicker… Ireland undefended.

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Drones spotted near Zelenskiy’s flight path to Dublin, triggering major security alert Irish navy ship spotted five drones operating near route of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft by Howth coast

Drones spotted near Zelenskiy’s flight path to Dublin, triggering major security alert

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

What kind of catastrophe was avoided… purely by chance!?

Is this a ‘defence’ worthy of the name?

What kind of catastrophe was avoided… purely by chance!?

Is this a ‘defence’ worthy of the name?

Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.

Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:

Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.

“Ireland’s security services have found that the drones at Dublin Airport were large, hugely expensive, of military specification, and that the incident could be classed as a hybrid attack.”

From which we are undefended.

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Stupidity is stupidity… and the minister exemplifies this.

Then let’s see more resoluteness in their defence and greater consistency in their application: from DSA and green transition to Ukraine and Gaza.

Brussels floats ‘emergency’ powers to raise €210bn from Russian assets Contentious proposal to fund Ukraine would mark watershed moment for EU

Anyone who cares about Europe's future and loathes Putin should want this plan to succeed. It's the single most important decision Europe can take for its own defence and Ukraine's survival. America is lost. www.ft.com/content/3c23...

Irish Defence Forces in world's largest cyber wargame The Irish Defence Forces are taking part in the world's largest cyber defence training exercise, which is being run by NATO this week.

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Irish Defence Forces in world's largest cyber wargame The Irish Defence Forces are taking part in the world's largest cyber defence training exercise, which is being run by NATO this week.

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Putin's talk of being “ready for war with Europe” is Orwellian.

Europe hasn’t initiated conflict; Russia launched a full-scale invasion.

The Kremlin recasts aggression as self-defence to instil fear and undermine support for Ukraine

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Together we can outspend, outproduce and outgun Russia. 

To deter Russia we must work as a team🇪🇺

The division of labour is clear: 
Member States lead and decide. 
Industry produces. 
The EU supports.

Keynote at the @asdeurope.bsky.social Defence & Security Conference
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LIVE: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ireland and Ukraine stand 'united for real peace' Zelenskyy met with Micheál Martin and Catherine Connolly earlier this afternoon.

Speaking at Iveagh House in Dublin, Zelenskyy was asked to react comments from Putin today where he said he is 'ready' to go to war with Europe. Zelenskyy said the words are 'nothing new'. jrnl.ie/6890746

Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’

A shameful act that will disgrace Dublin if the full council supports it - Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections

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Really concerning motion on the table at the Dublin City Council for the Monday sitting. Open anti-semitism is ripe within SF, PBP and wonder who else is supporting it. Dishonouring a former Israeli president, who has nothing to do with the current Israeli government, is just plain anti-semitism.

Looking good!!

We must protect our sea and airspace.
Capt Tom O'Connell, Defence Forces retd, writing in todays @irishexaminer

Proud day eh?

Minister Thomas Byrne warns on Russian attacks after visit to Baltic republics Byrne says the Baltic countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are ‘on a war footing, because they see a very real threat to themselves from Russia’

“Minister Thomas Byrne warns on Russian attacks after visit to Baltic republics”

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The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Back for instructions.

Looking forward to this graduation - from the other side for a change 😍☺️