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Britain and Ireland sign new defence agreement
The updated MoU focuses on protecting subsea cables and countering cyber threats with live exercises starting in September, reflecting a 55% increase in Ireland's defense spending.
- Defence Minister Helen McEntee announced at the UK‑Ireland summit in Co Cork that UK Defence Secretary John Healey and she signed an updated agreement replacing the 2015 memorandum.
- To counter growing undersea and cyber threats, the updated MoU responds to an evolving security environment, with Micheál Martin, Taoiseach, stressing protection of subsea communications cables and gas connectors amid activity by Russian 'shadow fleet' vessels, officials said.
- The MoU expands cooperation to seabed mapping, joint procurement, air‑domain and cyber information sharing, and schedules live exercises starting in September.
- Ms McEntee said the MoU fully respects Irish neutrality and territorial integrity while enabling UK support to respond under established protocols.
- Both governments said the update reflects strengthening relations and a broader reset from last year's Liverpool summit, highlighting �900 million inward investment and Ireland's �1.7 billion defence plan.
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