Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska at Dublin Airport on December 1st. AirNav, which runs air traffic control in the Republic, including flights in and out of Dublin Airport, has confirmed to The Irish Times it was not informed of the drone activity on the night of Monday, December 1st. “AirNav Ireland received no reports of drone activity during the visit of President Zelenskiy to Ireland,” the agency said in response to queries about whether the pilots of incoming planes were warned of the drone activity. The package will also include a sonobuoy project; sonobuoys are dropped from ships or aircraft to detect submarines or other underwater activity, including threats to subsea cables. There is also a €400 million commitment to “investment in Defence Forces infrastructure, including accommodation, offices, gyms, aircraft hangars and naval berthage”.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 12:37 UTC