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Ireland funds EUR 470,000 research programme on subsea cable sabotage risk

Ireland's Department of Defence and Department of Climate jointly fund a EUR 470,000, two year programme to study sabotage and espionage risks to subsea cables and other maritime infrastructure. It starts in 2026 at Cork's National Maritime College.

Reported Editor-read Irish Times, 5 December 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish any decision to deploy new protective hardware or rules, only to fund a risk study.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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