Ireland to allow French and British vessels to patrol Irish-controlled waters
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/24/ireland-to-deepen-co-operation-with-france-and-britain-to-protect-seas/
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Ireland to allow French and British vessels to patrol Irish-controlled waters
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/24/ireland-to-deepen-co-operation-with-france-and-britain-to-protect-seas/
Posted by tree_boom
22 Comments
This is good, our waters are their backyard too so they have an incentive to protect it.
The Normans are coming!
Interestingly:
> One goal will be to forge links with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led alliance focused on maritime security. The JEF is not a part of Nato, although all 10 current members are also Nato members.
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> It is designed to respond rapidly to military crises on behalf of Nato or the UN. Ireland is not proposing becoming a full member of the JEF. Instead, it will be a part of “JEF+”, a new concept to allow allied nations to take part in individual exercises and operations as they see fit.
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> Participation in JEF+ will offer Ireland opportunities to “learn from its experiences and best practices”, the strategy states.
Wikipedia says the Irish Navy has 4 operational ships. One might question whether the Irish waters ever were really Irish-controlled.
It’s wayyy to big for Ireland to patrol anyway.
Well, is it really letting them if they couldn’t do anything to stop them?
I thought the Royal Navy does anyway
Can we stop with this charade of neutrality. It’s just embarrassing at this point.
Smart Ireland……….
Ffs they need to grow a pair and defend it themselves
It’s odd – there was a recent report of (relatively!) large investment in armoured vehicles and self-propelled artillery.
Which, while interesting, doesn’t seem to fill our most immediate needs. I’m surprised we didn’t focus on maritime patrol – sea and air. New patrol vessels (or at least, staffing those we have and keeping them in action), and aircraft to protect against airborne intrusions.
We are the ~~British Army~~ Royal Navy and we’re here to ~~take your land~~ protect your sea
I think “controlled” means something else
French and Bri’ish vessels in the same waters? What could ho wrong?
Don’t british vessels already do this? I might be thinking of the RAF
Ireland is a rich country, why don’t they invest in their navy and patrol their own waters?
This embarrass me so much, Irelands place as a ‘neutral’ is advantageous on the world stage to foster diplomacy between certain sides and that’s why the Eu tolerate it but we need a Swiss model… we need to be able to defend ourselves and if shit did hit the fan at least have the capability to contribute to European defence
Hah and I’ve been called racist against the Irish government repeatedly for saying that Ireland leaches off of Britain for defence constantly whilst being a tax haven and refusing to contribute to Nato.
Ireland pay for their own defense? In this economy? No, we’re neutral guys, ignore that British destroyer over there…
I’m surprised that Ireland waited this long to take this step. The Russians have been mucking about near Ireland for over a year.
Tax leeching freeloaders
That’s nice ~~of~~ *for* them.