It's warned two Russian ships - currently in Irish waters - could try to destroy critical underwater cables connecting Europe and the US

Ireland needs a full-time defence minister to deal with the crisis in the Defence Forces, and threats to the State amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a TD

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond, one of the 52 Irish politicians banned from Russia under a sanctions list, has reiterated his call for Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov to be expelled

Comments from Russian ambassador Yury Filatov about Ireland's role in demining in Ukraine should not lead to his expulsion, but the presence at the Russian Embassy in Dublin should be reduced, according to a TD

Russian ambassador Yuriy Filatov claimed Russia 'did not start the war in Ukraine' and said the West, including Ireland, had 'crucial responsibility'