Ireland has been warned that although it enjoys RAF protection, Britain will prioritise its own skies. Ireland depends upon the Royal Air Force for protection against air attack, he noted. But if something happens and there is a serious situation in Britain, they will, first of all, protect their own sky, and afterwards, Ireland. “In Ireland’s case, there are a lot of communication cables through Ireland [that] are going to the United States and elsewhere,” he said. “Our understanding is that we all are in the same boat,” the Latvian politician and academic said, adding: “Our defence and our security is the common security of European Union and Nato.

Source: The Irish Times October 15, 2025 05:54 UTC