ieExplains: What is the triple lock — and why the Government wants to abolish it

ieExplains: What is the triple lock — and why the Government wants to abolish it

The Government plans to remove UN approval from overseas troop deployments, reshaping Ireland’s long-standing defence and neutrality framework

Government pushes ahead with steps to scrap the Triple Lock

Cabinet discussed the Defence Amendment Bill today.

Abandoning the triple lock would be the final nail in the coffin for Ireland’s neutrality

The abolition of the triple lock would be the final nail in the coffin for Ireland’s neutrality as we know it, according to Social Democrats defence spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney made her comments as the Cabinet met today to sign off on the Defence Amendment Bill. The legislation will result in the removal of the triple lock – the mechanism that requires Dáil and government approval, as well as a UN mandate, whenever more than 12 mem…