2° Ach féadfaidh an Rialtas, i gcás ionraidh, aon ní a dhéanamh a mheasfaid a bheith riachtanach chun an Stát a chosaint, agus mura mbeidh Dáil Éireann ina suí ní foláir í a thionól chomh luath agus is féidir é.
2° In the case of actual invasion, however, the Government may take whatever steps they may consider necessary for the protection of the State, and Dáil Éireann if not sitting shall be summoned to meet at the earliest practicable date.
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