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Ireland Probes Drone Breach Near Zelenskyy Flight Path as National Security Review Planned

A police counterterror unit is leading an inquiry, with a National Security Council review planned.

Overview

  • An Garda Síochána’s Special Detective Unit opened an investigation after several large drones entered a no-fly zone near Dublin as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived.
  • Irish media report the drones reached the point on the approach where the plane had been expected, then loitered over the naval vessel LÉ William Butler Yeats.
  • Zelenskyy’s aircraft landed slightly ahead of schedule and was not endangered, according to reports citing security sources.
  • Officials describe the unmanned aircraft as large, military‑type devices and say the incident is being assessed as potentially hybrid in nature, with no public attribution.
  • Investigators are examining launch points near northeast Dublin or from an undetected vessel, as authorities review counter‑drone capabilities after the naval ship did not engage.