Back in Zambia where I met the inspiring Fr Paddy Barry (SMA), Cork hurler & parish priest at St Agnes, Ibex Hill. Briefed Pres Hakainde Hichilema on 450 MW solar plans. Great to meet Minister @nealerichmond & reconnect with Irish leaders Francis Grogan & Mark O’Donnell. 🇿🇲🇮🇪

RT @RACO_DF: Huge congratulations to Sub Lieutenant Oisin Anderson and Ensign Martin McHale on their commissioning as @naval_service Office….

RT @defenceforces: Congratulations to Sub-lieutenant Oisín Anderson and Ensign Martin McHale of the 63rd Naval Cadet Class who were commiss….

RT @naval_service: Admiral Brown. Lt.Cdr Patrick Doherty represented the Irish Navy at the Admiral William Brown 248th Anniversary in Foxf….

RT @Seantoir: @DillonOMalley4 @Red_Hanrahan @ConorHogarty I say again, the majority of our population will not support expeditionary forces….

Middle East Flashpoint US build-up in East Med & Gulf signals a shift.• USS Nimitz to join Vinson Gp.• KC-135/KC-46 tankers in-theatre.• CENTCOM prep for “overwhelming force”.• B-2 & MOP notably absent.Strategic ambiguity giving way to decisive intent?.

Pleased to speak at the @RIAdublin panel on Ireland and Neutrality. Great insights from @MishaGlenny Profs Eunan O’Halpin & Patrick Keatinge & Stephen Kelly. 🔹 Sovereign rights that are not upheld are more imaginary than real. 🔹 Security & economic stability are inseparable

RT @ConorHogarty: Ireland must stop ‘free-riding’ on security ‘gifted by others’, says former Chief of Staff. Sound advice regarding defenc….

RT @Marineireland: Delighted to meet/tour @BelfastHarbour with Chair Dr Theresa Donaldson/CEO Pat O’Neill. Belfast has important future sup….

RT @westcorkhisfest: A few tickets available for our event @RIAdawson on 9 June on Ireland & Neutrality. @MishaGlenny will speak on neutra….

RT @Marineireland: Finnish representative spells out sobering security situation in the Baltic at #Europeanmaritimeday in Cork @mark_mellet….

Delighted as @MaritimeReg Chair to attend #EMD2025 in Cork with Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD & EU leaders. More than a conference—it’s a call to act on the triple planetary crisis. Time for sustainable blue economies, resilient oceans & joined-up governance. #OneOceanOnePlanet

RT @westcorkhisfest: Full line up confirmed for our Ireland & Neutrality event @RIAdawson on 9 June. @MishaGlenny will be joined by Profess….

RT @defenceforces: We wish to extend our deepest condolences from all the personnel of Óglaigh na hÉireann to the family and friends of Gar….

We owe our survival to the ocean. It absorbs ~30% of the 40Bn Metric tonnes of CO₂ we emit yearly. Yet vital marine ecosystems are being destroyed by bottom trawling. We must expand Marine Protected Areas with enforced no-take zones #OceanHealth #ClimateAction #NoTakeZones #MPAs.

RT @KOSullivanIT: Shellfish dredging wiping out carbon-catching seagrass meadows in Irish seas & undermining biodiversity, @coastwatch_ire….

“Nothing about you, without you.” Proud to stand with #Advocates to mark 2 years of Ireland’s capacity law, as @SageAdvocacy launched #VoiceMatters with calls to embed independent advocacy in law. Inspiring Keynote by Chief Justice O’Donnell. #NothingAboutYouWithoutYou #Advocacy

Nice to be back in Malta exploring energy infrastructure & Offshore Renewable Energy & decarbonisation potential. 🇲🇹’s EEZ offers scope for floating wind and solar, key to a sustainable, resilient energy future. #EnergyTransition #FloatingWind #CleanEnergy #NetZero #BlueEconomy

Privileged to attend @IIEA talk with Dr. @PascalBoniface on France’s role in a shifting world. Europe needs Strategic Autonomy not opposition to the US, but freedom from dependence. NATO’s centre of gravity has shifted. Europe must think afresh about Russia & its own security.

RT @Marineireland: The magnificent new Mainport Edge sailing past Blackrock Castle, Cork on a brief 1st visit to her home town. So sorry I….