The public may never be shown official footage of unidentified drones flying off the Irish coast during Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Dublin earlier this month. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he believed the Defence Forces had taken the correct decision in not shooting down the drones. "It’s important to state that, and also to state that the drones did not constitute a threat to civilians, in any shape or form.”The Taoiseach said he was “absolutely backing” the Defence Forces’ decision not to fire on the drones. “We have to trust in operational decision making, and I support the approach of the Defence Forces,” he added. “The overwhelming view of the party was to concentrate and to focus on the issues that matter to the Irish people,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner December 22, 2025 17:00 UTC