Irish soldiers on a pre-deployment mission exercise at Coolmoney Camp, Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

The defence budget will jump to a record €1.49 billion next year as the Coalition moves towards a promised 50 per cent increase in military spending by

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