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Editorial: We must move fast to safeguard our gas arrangement with Britain

If our government thinks a technical arrangement wouldn’t be superseded by a political one in the event of emergency gas shortages this winter, it is guilty of naivety

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 energy

Europe 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-sufficiency

Energy 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 sympathy

We 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’ future

UCD 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 bay

Targeted, 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 perimeter

Róisín 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 threat

The 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

Editorial: Afghanistan rescue showed debt we owe to our unofficial defence partners

Ireland piggybacks on our allies in Britain and Europe to provide protection for our citizens at home and abroad, and it’s time we acknowledged this

Motorola boss says trial shows bodycams on gardaí would improve trust in force

Research carried out by the PSNI found a large drop in complaints against police who used the cameras

Tesco drops cameras in self-service checkouts

The supermarket chain’s trial of the devices was criticised by data protection experts and customers

Pandemic creates a perfect storm for virtual security

Two of the largest attacks ever recorded and increased working from home have led to an urgent need for companies to revisit their security protocols