An advocate for proper investment in our defence
In the article, Edward refers to an interview I gave on Morning Ireland and quotes me by name in the article as saying the matter of an alleged Russian spy as “potentially embarrassing” but more like the comedy film Carry on Spying in “terms of the gravity of it”.
Far from dismissing concerns about Ireland’s security, as a politician, journalist and academic, for more than 20 years, I have been one of Ireland’s foremost advocates for proper investment in our defence and intelligence infrastructure and personnel.
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