How Ireland became a strategic hub for Russian spies. Vladimir Putin has long considered the country a back door to Britain and the EU, but the discovery of a Russian agent in parliament has set alarm bells ringing.

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1. https://archive.is/JzdPr

2. Not surprising since Dublin’s attitude to having even the bare minimum necessary capabilities in terms of, army, navy, air defence and interception, even having a civilian intelligence agency, cyber defence or anything related to protecting national sovereignty is “that sounds expensive, let’s not”.

   This pervasive head in the sand attitude by the Irish government is helping Putin undermine the security of the rest of Europe.

3. Who needs a backdoor when you can just take a small boat across the channel and get a hotel and food vouchers.

4. Probably have their own office at X.