Not a great start to the EU presidency: the Aer Lingus flight this morning from Brussels taking a number of senior EU council officials to Dublin for a high level tax meeting tomorrow, has been cancelled. No alternative routes today. Technical issues with the aircraft
What nobody in #Ireland is saying. #Finland also operates RG-32M & Finns have few issues. Stronger security of supply with parts & maintenance. Modified better for expected operating environments. Mostly failure of Irish “off the shelf” procurement model.
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🇩🇪 He trained to be a doctor, then he had to train to become a martial artist
For some reason, attacks on doctors have become extremely commonplace in Germany.
Writers: Mhedi, Ian
66! 🤣
The average age of a person dying in Ireland is 78 🤣
Enjoy your 12 years of retirement, thanks for the tax. Enjoy the box Six Feet Under. 🙌 #BANANAREPUBLIC@MichealMartinTD
The Cabinet is to discuss new proposals aimed at protecting Irish universities and other educational institutions from espionage and foreign interference https://t.co/yIaXnQoOzd
A Louth farmer who claimed he was "squeaky clean" when he was questioned about a €1.6 million drug seizure on his property, has been jailed for 10 years at Dundalk Circuit Court https://t.co/BlKFdAavbv
BREAKING:
Poland breaks a world-record for the most valuable military procurement deal.
Over the past 3 days, Poland has signed 62 military deals worth $33 billion USD from the Polish defense industry.
- 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.
- 96 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers
- 64 Rak 120mm self-propelled mortars
- 1,000 support vehicles (ammo transport, command, comms, service) for Homar-K MLRS systems (Polish version of South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo)
- Hundreds of support vehicles for K9PL self-propelled howitzers.
- Hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery shells.
- 30 Rosomak medical evacuation vehicles.
- 18 Rosomak command vehicles.
- 18 SAN counter-drone batteries (~700 vehicles).
- 12 Gladius UAV battery modules (unmanned strike/recce systems).
- 400+ Warmate loitering munitions.
- 190 FlyEye reconnaissance drone sets.
- Baobab-K scatterable mine-laying systems.
- Dozens of Waran 4x4 command/comms vehicles
- Other engineering, cyber, comms, encryption, and support systems.
All to be delivered by 2030.
✔️ I support this proposal by @MichealMartinTD.
And we need a stand-alone Minister for Defence, just like most European countries, including neutral #Austria
🇺🇸 | Los jugadores de Senegal estuvieron probando los céspedes en Estados Unidos para esta Copa del Mundo y se dieron cuenta de que la pelota apenas rebota.
Se le viene un problemón a la FIFA. 😳
Concern among climate scientists that temperatures once considered exceptional are now becoming the new normal, writes Environment Correspondent George Lee
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A Dublin construction firm owner and three employees were intercepted transporting €5.1 million worth of cannabis imported into the State among a consignment of coffee tables, a court has heard https://t.co/HuaFSiLJt5
Around 8.2 million cigarettes, with an estimated value of over €7.7 million, were seized at Dublin Port last week.
Revenue officers made the seizure on 22 May, with the assistance of detector dog Kobe and the use of Revenue’s mobile X-ray scanner.
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