Without the Triple Lock mechanism in place, any future Irish peacekeeping missions should be subjected to an annual review to ...

Former senior Department of Defence official said there would be 'no change' to Ireland's neutrality if requirement for UN ...

For nearly 70 years, the Triple Lock has determined when Irish soldiers are sent overseas. It involves approval from the United Nations, a decision by the Government and a vote in the Dáil - the ...

The end of the triple lock should not come as a surprise. Its demise has been signalled for well over two years by government. In 2023, a four-day Consultative Forum on International Security ...

As it stands, Ireland's 'Triple Lock' guarantees that no more than 12 Irish soldiers can be sent into battle zones without the permission of the Government, the Dáil, and the United Nations.

Marking 80 years of the UN Charter, we call for peace, justice, and the protection of Irish neutrality amid growing global ...

On June 14, hundreds took part in a successful demonstration to express support for neutrality and to keep Ireland's Triple ...

As Israel’s concentrated war on Gaza continues and public pressure mounts on the Irish government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill, the future of Irish neutrality and the Triple Lock have also ...

While the 'Triple Lock' phrase is a recent construct, the law that underpins it is the Defence (Amendment) (No.2) Act 1960. It enshrined the core principle of a UN mandate.

The Government has said it will change the triple-lock system for deploying troops abroad, which currently requires Government, Dáil and UN approval to send more than 12 Irish peacekeepers overseas.

The “triple lock” refers to the requirement, since 2001, that any deployment of more than 12 troops can only be despatched following an Irish government decision, a vote in the Dáil ...