Personnel permitted to use force in more circumstances if State security is at stake

Jim O’Callaghan insists Ireland is well prepared to deal with high-profile meetings after series of hoax threats last week

Decaying ships transporting Russian oil now taking route around Ireland following threats by UK authorities

Total of 218 shadow fleet vessels have passed through the Irish EEZ since the start of this year, some multiple times

Warning is included in confidential assessments intended to highlight potential threats to national security

Some central areas on the site have improved, but a ‘plume’ of pollution is migrating towards the plant’s boundaries

Striking similarities identified with Passwork software which was licensed by Moscow intelligence service

Purchasing gaffes, malfunctioning machine guns and planes too big for hangars show the Defence Forces has a lot to learn

Vehicles will transform Army from mostly peacekeeping force to military capable of limited conventional war fighting

Possible quotas for Aughinish exports to Russia considered by Brussels officials

Measures cutting Aughinish Alumina’s exports to Russia not included in draft of EU’s next round of economic sanctions targeting Moscow

Lebanon mission due to wind down early next year, ending five decades of Ireland’s presence in the region

Ninety-four people from United States sought protection here last year, up from 22 the year before

Trend mostly seen as a positive by military management, but can pose operational difficulties in relation to overseas service

Taoiseach, Cabinet Ministers and MEPs contacted by Russian-owned plant in Co Limerick