Mr Harris was asked in the Irish parliament whether Ireland can rule out taking part in the group. “Anything Putin is considering joining with the word ‘peace’ in it does not sit well,” Mr Harris told the Dail during Leaders’ Questions on Thursday. “What the Taoiseach (Micheal Martin) is doing on behalf of the Government by not turning up at the signing ceremony today is entirely responsible. Mr Harris was responding to questions from the Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan. He said that while several European countries had ruled out signing up to the board, the Irish government had not.

Source: The Herald January 22, 2026 16:37 UTC