From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

The Sierra Leone-flagged Suezmax Altura sustained damage to her bridge and to her engine room, according to Turkish channel NTV. No injuries were reported among the 27 members of the crew, all of whom are Turkish nationals. (Maritime Executive) maritime-executive.com/article/tank...

The Suezmax class "Altura", under UK and EU sanctions, is flagged in Sierra Leone, has a Turkish crew and is carrying Russian crude oil, loaded at Novorossiysk, Russia, which it departed on 21 March. It is now adrift, not under command, and carrying some 140,000 tonnes of crude oil.

RTE news : Mapped: Military activity in the Irish AOR in southern Lebanon. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

Keir Starmer has announced British forces are to be given permission to board sanctioned Russian ships sailing through UK waters. (Sky News) Why has it taken this long?

A deep dive into the Naval Service. From letters to the editor in todays @irishtimes.com. More ambition, political will, and resources are required to address 🇮🇪 defence crisis. @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

Pidgeon homed – Frank McNally on the repatriation of an Old IRA man from 1970s London. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

‘It’s not sustainable’: High cost of using fighter planes to down cheap Iranian drones. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

RTE news : Man who stabbed garda tells court he supported ISIS. www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

🇮🇪 joins hunt for Russian submarines. Conor Gallagher is writing in todays @IrishTimes on upgrades to Naval Service vessels regarding sub-surface and air search capabilities.

The Irish airman who survived one of the most dangerous jobs of the Second World War. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Wicklow volunteers deliver on ‘gruesome’ aid plea for soldiers in Ukraine. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

This is not difficult to get right! Pathetic! RTE news : 'Litany of failures' led to 130 unused EV buses - PAC www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Keir Starmer revels in telling Trump he is on his own in Iran. www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...

Government has not published risk assessment since 2024 despite rising global tensions. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Shannon Airport not being used to assist US war in Iran, says Taoiseach in advance of Trump meeting. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

The United States are no longer an 'ally'. Yes, they remain a 'partner' that we (attempt to) cooperate with. But they are not an 'ally', which is an agent that is dependable and trusted to honour formal and informal commitments regarding security, defence and other mutual relations.

Giorgia Meloni’s government is exploring a return to nuclear power nearly 40 years after Italy shut down its reactors, aiming to cut high energy costs. Officials are studying U.S., French, South Korean, and Canadian nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors (SMRs). Source: Bloomberg

RTE news : Crude awakening: Europe reels from Trump's Gulf war. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Starmer urges 🇮🇪 to raise defence budget. By increasing the defence budget, by appointing a full-time standalone defence minister and by an injection of political will, Ireland’s defence crisis could be resolved. @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

Government signs updated defence deal with UK to boost maritime co-operation. By investing in our Defence Forces and by working with others, significant improvement in our defence capability can be achieved. A positive and welcome move @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

Gerry Adams repeatedly placed by Garda at IRA army council meetings in Republic, court told. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

The Irish Times view on the Ireland-UK summit: an ever-improving relationship. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

Also, Kaiser Wilhelm II in August 1914 allegedly told German troops heading off to fight the First Battle of the Marne in World War I that "You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees." The Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918.

IEA plans historic release of oil reserves amid Iran crisis. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Donald Trump is mad, bad and dangerous. Only the midterms can save the US now. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

⚡️ Ukraine sends experts to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iranian drone strikes. Kyiv hopes to acquire PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptors for Patriot air defenses in exchange, Zelensky told journalists.

www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... 🇮🇪 ' enthusiastic' about a second interconnector with 🇫🇷 Energy supply and security will be improved with the commissioning of the first inconnector in 2028.

www.ft.com/content/e544... Drones: a strategic tool for defence and markets. As the battlefield changes, German government investment hopes to meet the challenge.

RTE news : Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel amid Middle East war. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The Pierburg plant in Berlin is halting the production of automotive components and will begin manufacturing casings for 155-mm artillery shells. militarnyi.com/en/news/pier...

We should never have become involved in Gulf Oil War 1 let alone Gulf Oil War 2. Now our 'leaders', with the honourable exception of Pedro Sánchez, are edging towards involvement in Gulf Oil War 3. When the real enemy is Donald Trump and his pal Vladimir Putin.

Britain is facing growing calls to withdraw its military bases from Cyprus as locals step up protests against facilities seen as a threat to their security after an unprecedented drone attack on RAF Akrotiri. (Guardian)

RTE news : French nuclear umbrella gives cover amid global upheaval. www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

The globally economy is very unlikely to collapse. It didn't collapse under the strain of Covid. However, the economic consequences will disproportionately affect the least well-off and most vulnerable. They always do. That will result in political consequences. And that could be severe.

UUP leader might have point about an Irish Government apology for conduct in Troubles www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

How shrinking weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

What Dev did next: The lasting legacy of Ireland’s actions at the end of the second World War. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Partner of sitting Labour MP arrested on suspicion of spying for China. www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...

How Iran could wage a new ‘tanker war’. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

RTE news : 3 ways Middle East conflict could affect Irish consumers. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Why is France increasing its nuclear arsenal? www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

RTE news : Irish peacekeepers prepared for 'heightened intensity'. www.rte.ie/news/middle-...

UK and France may boost Cyprus defences following Iranian drone strike. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Historic Irish newsreels digitised and made available for free online www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

Murphy’s law: A US Navy Seal, Iran, and the Irish connection. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Iran’s Key Naval Base On Strait Of Hormuz Set Ablaze From Strikes www.twz.com/news-feature...