Ireland Takes Centre Stage as EU Defence and Foreign Ministers Descend on Wicklow

Ireland hosts EU defence ministers at the five-star Druids Glen resort in Co Wicklow today, marking the first major meetings of the country's EU Council Presidency outside Dublin and Cork. Minister for Defence Helen McEntee will chair the informal gathering of 27 member state counterparts, chaired by EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, against a backdrop of heightened European security — including the US war against Iran and Russia's ongoing assault on Ukraine....