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High court to hear claim of secret Ireland-UK terrorism defence pact
A legal bid to establish whether or not the Irish government entered a secret pact with the UK to defend Irish airspace in the event of a terrorist attack will be heard in Ireland’s high court on Friday. It comes as taoiseach Micheál Martin admits that …