Drones came within 500m of an Irish naval ship during Zelenskiy’s visit, but the Defence Forces and Taoiseach have said restraint was the right move.

The new sonar capability will be used on Irish Naval vessels to monitor activities in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone.

A formal ‘demarche’ has been served on the Israeli government through the UN.

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