Is Ireland’s unprotected ocean the weak link in European defence?

Russian presence in Irish waters underscores the fact that, rather than being out of sight and out of mind, the country is on the frontline For a long time, Ireland paid little attention to its surrounding seas, a vast maritime area, 10 times the size of the land. Alarm bells…

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