The Latest Breaking News from Cathal Berry

Ireland is a ‘playground’ for Russian intelligence, says former army chief

Comment follows claim Kremlin recruited member of parliament to damage UK-Irish relations during Brexit talks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Former soldier warns that efforts to upgrade Ireland's national defence moving at 'pace of a snail'

Former Army Ranger and Independent TD Cathal Berry said every other neighbouring country had upped their game since the war in Ukraine

Irish Mirror · Jun 5, 2023

Ireland has held 'special exercise' to test preparedness for nuclear disaster

Leo Varadkar told the Dail on Tuesday that the desktop exercise, held late last year, was carried out to gauge our preparedness for a nuclear or radiation emergency in Europe

Dublin Live · Mar 30, 2023

Irish Government urged to review cybersecurity after Liz Truss 'phone hack'

'Ireland doesn't really do security, whether it is energy, national or cyber. It's all treated with the same degree of complacency'

Irish Mirror · Oct 30, 2022

Russia’s actions will never be forgotten or forgiven, Tanaiste warns

Leo Varadkar was speaking after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

TD and ex-army Ranger Cathal Berry backs plan to rename army's special forces unit

Deputy says now might be the right time to rename the Army Ranger Wing

Irish Mirror · Jan 31, 2022