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Irish soldiers in the Lebanon: changing the Triple Lock is designed to allow the Irish government and the Dáil to decide on future deployments ( Photo: The Irish Times) Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin’s announcement that the Government will scrap the UN veto on Irish deployment of troops abroad is a welcome commitment to removing an anomalous provision in our law that may jeopardise the country’s proud contribution to international peacekeeping. It does not represent a threat in any way to Ireland’s neutrality. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar yesterday insisted that removing what is known as the Triple Lock...
