Irish Defence Forces granted new legal powers but unable to defend infrastructure from Russia, says Aiken
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Irish Defence Forces granted new legal powers but unable to defend infrastructure from Russia, says Aiken

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Dublin has just recently realised that its defence forces did not have the legal power to defend their own territory - but with only one lightly armed vessel they are still "incapable" of defending critical infrastructure from Russia, it is claimed.