New defence powers will be in place by July 1st vows McEntee

The Claire Byrne Show · Jun 22, 2026 · 5m

The Government will have new powers in place before 1 July to allow the naval service board Russian shadow fleet vessels in Irish waters. Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said that there are “large illegal tankers from Russia that are quite literally traversing our waters”

How would this power work? For more on this Claire spoke to Tom Clonan, Security Analyst, Independent Senator and former army officer.