Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said “we’re all realists” when he was asked if Russian spies were operating in Ireland.
It comes after Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said although there are currently no plans to expel the Russian Ambassador to Ireland, there is the possibility that other Russian diplomats and operatives in Ireland might be expelled in the coming days.
When asked if this was Minister Coveney admitting that there may be Russian spies in Dublin, Mr Martin said: “I’m not going to make comments in that regard but I think we’re all realists in the world.”
