Yesterday, there was a discussion in Cabinet about Ireland increasing its support for Ukraine amid its ongoing war with Russia.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has participated in four meetings of the so-called ‘Coalition Of The Willing’ – a group of 31 countries that have pledged enhanced support for Ukraine by declaring their readiness to participate in a peacekeeping mission on Ukrainian territory, including, potentially, through the provision of peacekeeping troops.

Ireland is currently supplying Ukraine with non-lethal military assistance, such as first aid kids, bulletproof vests, and training in removing explosives. But the Government is now weighing up whether to go further by contributing to an international peacekeeping mission, should a ceasefire or formal peace deal be reached.

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Fine Gael Senator & Vice Chairperson of the joint oireachtas committee of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Garrett Ahearn, who is just back from Kiev.

We also heard about Russia's violation of Polish airspace on Wednesday.

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