The Irish Government is putting the security of the state at risk by moving at a "snail's pace" to upgrade our national defence, it has been claimed.
Former Army Ranger and Independent TD Cathal Berry said every other neighbouring country had upped their game since the war in Ukraine while we were still moving far too slow especially when it comes to acquiring primary radar to protect our skies.
The Cabinet has allocated between €200m to €300m euro to buy it but officials are still looking at different systems as they go through a procurement process.
