Druids Glen has had its fair share of major events and disruption to normal business. It was the host of the Irish Open for several consecutive years in the 1990s. In the early 2000s, it hosted the now-defunct Seve Trophy, a lesser-known cousin of the Ryder Cup between teams from Great Britain and Ireland and continental Europe.  But nothing in the luxury golf resort’s past compares to the disruption and security arrangements for the arrival of Europe’s defence and foreign affairs ministers this week. Amid the slow end of summer news cycle, political and security reporters have competed and clamoured…

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