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Risk of cyber attack on Ireland is higher than any time in recent decades, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says

Ireland will give strong consideration to joining any EU- or NATO-led mission to enhance the protection of undersea cables, he said

President of Moldova Maia Sandu (R) welcomes Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, ahead of the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Bulboaca at the European Political Community summit on June 1, 2023 near Chisinau, Moldova.

The risk of a hybrid attack on Ireland is higher than it has been in recent decades, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

"We live in a different world now and security threats are hybrid," Varadkar said at a summit of EU leaders in Moldova.

Ireland will give strong consideration to joining any EU- or NATO-led mission to enhance the protection of undersea cables, he said.

Varadkar made clear the government will give the decision “deep ...