Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 8 June 2026
A vote on a motion opposing any proposals to remove the Triple Lock and calling for a referendum before any changes to Ireland's neutrality provisions.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this Council: 1. Notes the Government's intention to remove the entire UN authorisation requirement (both Security Council and General Assembly routes) from the Triple Lock mechanism, which currently requires UN, Government and Dáil approval before Defence Forces personnel can be deployed on international missions; 2. Notes that polling consistently shows a majority of Irish people support retaining the Triple Lock, with 75% wanting to keep neutrality exactly as it is; 3. Notes that the Triple Lock was cited as a key guarantee of Irish neutrality during both the Nice Treaty (2002) and Lisbon Treaty (2009) referendum campaigns and that removal of the Triple Lock would be a fundamental undermining of Irish neutrality; 4. Opposes any proposals to remove the Triple Lock and calls for a referendum before any changes to Ireland’s neutrality provisions.
Proposed by T. Shannon; seconded by T. Fitzgerald.
The minutes record: As those voting in favour of the motion were greater than those voting against, An tArdmhéara declared the vote carried, and the motion approved.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Fine Gael | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.