Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin

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Triple lock: Matt Carthy said the proposed change could have serious consequences for our neutrality. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Proposals to change Ireland’s triple lock for deploying the Defence Forces overseas have been described as potentially “very dangerous” by Sinn Féin, which has suggested it could result in Irish troops participating in foreign conflicts without a UN mandate. Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris is set to bring proposals for changing the triple lock to Cabinet next month. Under the triple lock, 12 or more Defence Forces troops cannot be deployed overseas without approval from the Dáil, the Government and...