A US navy P8 Poseidon aircraft flew over a patch of sea just off the northern tip of Co Donegal on Tuesday. A second aircraft entered Irish airspace after 8pm, around Wexford, en route to the Atlantic. A similar aircraft flew over the middle of Ireland on Monday before returning to its UK base via the same route. Under long-standing Irish policy, foreign military aircraft are not permitted to use Irish airspace while on active military operations. He told reporters there were “very clear rules in relation to planes from other jurisdictions accessing Irish airspace ...

Source: The Irish Times January 06, 2026 23:57 UTC