He said Ireland also needed to invest in capabilities to monitor what happens ‘around our seas and in our skies’.

Minister for Defence Simon Harris emphasised that he values Ireland’s neutrality.

In an interview with BreakingNews.ie, former TD and soldier Cathal Berry said the triple lock is "nothing to do with Ireland's policy of neutrality"

Richard Boyd Barrett said government parties want to drag Ireland into escalating conflicts.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking at an event at the Munich Security Council.

Leo Varadkar said he was never a fan of the triple lock and that he did not regard the concept as being part of Irish neutrality.