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THE BUDGET: GUNS OR HOUSES?


Michéal Martin

Michéal Martin


MICHEÁL MARTIN and his party face an interesting dilemma in the run-up to the October budget as opposition TDs are mobilising against a sharp rise in defence spending as demanded by Ireland’s membership of Pesco, the EU military alliance. Up to 50 TDs and senators have signed up to a pact organised around defence of... Read more »

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