Politics Coalition leaders confirm move to axe army ‘triple-lock’ Government party leaders believe mechanism where the deployment of Irish troops requires a government decision, a Dáil vote and a UN resolution is ‘no longer sustainable’ in current format
Defence Government signals defence changes but ‘no secret plan’ to join NatoThe Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is set to take place in June across four days and three venues in Cork, Galway and Dublin
Defence Ireland mulls joining Nato subsea group after Russian boat activity Nato last week completed subsea military exercises in waters just North of Ireland between Iceland and Norway
Defence Ireland not relying on UK air force to ‘patrol’ Irish skies - MartinThe Tánaiste said that reports of an air space defence deal between Ireland and the UK were inaccurate
china Ryan and officials get ‘burner phones’ for Chinese visitNational Cyber Security Centre warns environment minister and functionaries they will likely be under surveillance at all times during St Patrick’s Day trip
US US shoots down another unidentified object in American airspaceBeijing says US balloons trespassed more than 10 times in Chinese airspace
Politics CCTV cameras in Leinster House could be reporting to ChinaHikvision, the company that makes the Chinese-made surveillance cameras, has been banned from several jurisdictions and institutions because of major security concerns, government is warned
Sport Croke Park more expensive than Wembley, but Katie Taylor fight scuppered by security costsOfficials have said the main issue was around who would pay to manage crowds around the Dublin stadium
Technology Adventures in Technophobia: Garmin’s all seeing, all knowing dash cam hits the marketSurveillance is everything in 2023, and the first big tech drop of the year is a dash cam with a bucket load of monitoring features
Energy Security of Ireland’s energy infrastructure being ‘monitored’ after Nord Stream attackOfficials are paying close attention to energy security ahead of a difficult winter period
Business Post's View Editorial: We must move fast to safeguard our gas arrangement with BritainIf our government thinks a technical arrangement wouldn’t be superseded by a political one in the event of emergency gas shortages this winter, it is guilty of naivety
Politics Security spend at homes of ministers and officials to top €3m By the end of this year, the state expects that security arrangements at private residences will have cost more than €3m since 2018
Mellett: Ireland’s best answer to Russian power is renewable energyEurope needs to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons, and Ireland can help it by providing offshore win, according to the former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
Editorial: Russian power play means we must increase self-sufficiencyEnergy independence and increased defence capabilities are just two of the areas where Ireland needs to up its game
Lucinda Creighton: Attacks on the elderly should be a national call to action, not just to words of sympathyWe have become almost numb to reports of robberies and assaults on older people. Much more can, and must, be done to make all our citizens feel safe in their own homes
Citizens’ Assembly could hold key to Defence Forces’ futureUCD academic Ben Tonra has said a civic forum would be ‘perfect’ to kick-start a national conversation on the role and function of the Irish military
Ukraine preparing for ‘full-scale invasion’ by Russia Western countries must impose sanctions on Russia now, according to Ukraine’s ambassador to Ireland
Security Watch: keeping the beast at bayTargeted, multi-stage ransomware attacks are expected to cost the global economy $6 trillion this year. Róisín Kiberd examines the ways to prevent them
Reimagining the perimeterRóisín Kiberd examines the best means to improve endpoint and network security
Lucinda Creighton: Paris terror trial won’t change the past but will serve to remind us of an ever-present threatThe EU responded to the Paris attacks with new counter-terrorism measures, but more needs to be done, not least reckoning with jihadis who are EU citizens
