A referendum to expand the size of the cabinet would just look like ‘jobs for the boys’. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

New law to scrap triple lock for deploying Defence Forces overseas set to be enacted this year. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Garda Jerry McCabe murder inquiry ‘very much live’ 30 years after Limerick shooting. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

A victim of its own popularity – Dalkey’s second World War Éire sign gets a facelift. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... Good article by Dorcha Lee on the continuing need for an international force for 🇱🇧

Ireland does not want to have any ‘hand’ in supplying weapons damaging Ukraine, says Taoiseach. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Elon Musk accused of ‘interfering’ in British politics with posts on Henry Nowak death. www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...

RTE news : EU again urges Govt to 'reinforce' defence spending. 🇮🇪 government likes to talk about defence. But practical delivery of capability improvements remains lethargic, at best. @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...

Europe is losing arms race and must abandon ‘haute couture’ missiles, EU defence chief warns. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Names of Defence Forces officers involved in sensitive operations published online www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Von der Leyen calls for unified drone alert system for Baltic State’s. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

‘Things have definitely shifted’: Iceland, rattled by Trump, weighs joining the EU. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

McEntee expresses ‘deep regret’ over non-renewal of EU Mediterranean naval mission. The decision to deploy Defence Force personnel should rest with Dáil Eireann without recourse to foreign governments or organisations. Sovereignty. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

One of the stupidest wars in US history. Cost c.$200 billion, ends with a much worse outcome than Obama deal in 2017. Which is why Trump has to brazen it out and pretend it’s a ‘win’. Iranian hardliners have been strengthened and will likely get more than 10x $1.7 bn Obama gave Iran via JCPOA.

A new Council on Geostrategy primer warns NATO supply lines are dangerously exposed to strike and sabotage, with frontline collapse a real risk in any major conflict https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-supply-lines-at-risk-of-collapse-think-tank-warns/

Enjoy your life, but pick your friends wisely, says D-Day veteran on 100th birthday. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

‘I never showed fear’: Gardaí who freed IRA hostage while under fire in 1975, received honours. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Trump accuses his opponents of treason. But it’s clear who the real traitor is. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Moscow military parade could prove to be requiem for Putin’s Ukraine ambitions. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Long overdue to fix Defence.

Cartels likely to see remote corners of Ireland as access route to Europe, says senior garda. A properly resourced and fully functioning Naval Service, a vital component for national security. It's time to fix defence. @micheal-martin.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

RTE news : Commissioner 'satisfied' gardaí ready for EU presidency. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Drone deals and front-line robots. Ukraine's new weapons industry. Lara Marlowe is writing in todays @IrishTimes regarding the changing face of conflict and Ukrainian innovation.

Diarmaid Ferriter: War games in the Strait of Hormuz and debates over nuclear energy - it’s the 1970s again

BAE Systems has reported strong operational and financial performance in the first four months of 2026 and maintained its full year guidance, with the company pointing to increased defence spending across all it https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-systems-reports-strong-start-to-2026-as-orders-flow/

Triple-lock dilutes our sovereignty. From todays @irishexaminer

The Irish Times view on nuclear power: a debate worth revisiting. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

www.instagram.com/p/DX7PXtcjda... Hats off to the Irish #DefenceForces who have sent a #Cavalry team to train on a vehicle unknown to them and then participate in an international competition where at last news they were placed among the top three. It takes a lot to maintain... #CarpeDiem

The man who led the Strategic Defence Review has told MPs that the Prime Minister has still not launched the national conversation on defence and security he committed to, despite having personally accepted the re https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-review-chief-says-pm-yet-to-act-on-key-pledge/

RTE news : Two dead after car rams into crowd in Germany - reports. www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...

Ireland should ‘examine seriously’ nuclear power option, says Taoiseach. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Analysis: 5,000 troops isn't many - but Russia will feel emboldened (Sky News) news.sky.com/story/iran-w...

"the SUV is almost every measurable way worse than the people carrier at moving a family" #SUVskam Bring on the electric MPVs. #speirgorm

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that only four to seven per cent of people who apply to join the UK's Armed Forces Reserves successfully become untrained entrants, with the Army recording the lowest conversion rate. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=68945

Attack drones have captured the most disturbing images of war I’ve seen. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

RTE news : NATO working to 'understand' US cutting troops in Germany www.rte.ie/news/europe/...

The UK's terrorism threat level has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is now considered highly likely the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=68920

A new British-built interceptor missile designed to counter Shahed-style attack drones has been successfully tested in Jordan. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-built-skyhammer-interceptor-missile-successfully-tested/

Two English Green Party candidates arrested over antisemitic online posts www.bbc.com/news/article...

Gardaí could seek Air Corps help for Daniel Kinahan’s extradition from UAE www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

The Speaker of Iran's Parliament.

Scotland will host a new defence procurement summit in Glasgow this May, bringing industry, government and suppliers together as investment and supply chain opportunities expand across the sector. #DPRTE https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=68900

In Pictures: Dramatic images of bus crash into river Seine. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Trump may pull US troops from Germany over row with Merz, but threat carries less weight. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

And it is important to remember that the world supply of oil has just been cut by 20%, which any amount of subsidy will not replace!

Ireland relies on imports for 80% of energy needs, the fourth-highest rate in EU. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...