Ireland is not to take part in the European Union's battlegroups due to constitutional difficulties.
The Irish Times reports that Irish defence minister Willie O'Dea ruled out participation for the foreseeable future because of major legal and constitutional difficulties.
Ireland is a neutral country and needs a UN mandate before deploying its troops.
It is foreseen that the EU battlegroups should be deployable within 10-15 days but getting a UN Security Council Resolution p...
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