Why Ireland is Boosting Its Military Spending

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At first glance, Ireland might appear to be relatively immune from the wider European conversation on increasing defence spending. But nonetheless it appears in a vulnerable position. In this video, we're taking a look at Ireland's military, why it's considered to be a 'weak link' in Europe, and how this might change.

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1 - https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/irelands-defence-deficit
2 - https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/role-policies/international-priorities/peace-and-security/peacekeeping
3 - https://www.military.ie/en/overseas-deployments/about-overseas-deployments
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10 - https://www.military.ie/en/public-information/publications/report-of-the-commission-on-defence-forces/report-of-the-commission-on-defence-forces.pdf
11 - https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41574028.html
12 - https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/02/07/ireland-must-get-serious-about-defence-and-military-security-says-taoiseach
13 - https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0318/1502584-defence-forces
14 - https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/08/who-protects-irish-skies-the-secret-air-defence-deal-that-dates-back-to-the-cold-war
15 - https://afloat.ie/port-news/cruise-liners/itemlist/tag/Interdiction%20naval%20team
16 - https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/naval-service/the-fleet
17 - https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/31/europe/ireland-fishermen-russia-navy-intl/index.html
18 - https://www.finegael.ie/app/uploads/2025/01/2025-Programme-for-Government.pdf
19 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e--IsnV0QyE
20 - https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/02/28/simon-harris-tells-officials-to-cost-huge-military-expansion-including-fighter-jets

00:00 - Introduction
01:24 - Triple Lock
03:51 - Irish Defence Forces
06:08 - Plans
07:34 - Sponsored Content

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