Neutrality fight beckons over proposal to modify ‘triple lock’ on overseas troop deployments
Tánaiste wants to scrap need for UN approval before Irish military can be sent abroad on peacekeeping missions
Defence Forces
No strategy, ad hoc structures, mutual distrust: welcome to Ireland’s intelligence service
Ireland lacks single dedicated intelligence agency and Cabinet-level committee responsible for national security
Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m
Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending
Ireland has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ on defence spending, says Simon Harris
Tánaiste ‘convinced’ of need for State to buy fighter jets amid proposals to triple defence budget
Costings sought for massive expansion of Irish military including purchase of fighter jets
Proposal to double Naval Service’s fleet and equip Army with modern armoured vehicles
What does the US siding with Russia mean for Irish neutrality?
In the new world order, where the US sides with Russia, Ireland no longer has the luxury of teetering between political and military neutrality
Quinlan family rejects Jadotville bravery medal while other soldiers are not recognised
The medal is being kept in the Military Archives for if the family’s position changes
Ireland will ‘say more, spend more and do more’ to help Ukraine, Martin says
Taoiseach said international rules-based order was only guarantor of Irish security
Ireland to donate air defence systems to Ukraine as war enters fourth year
Continued support for Ukraine ‘a necessity and not a choice’, Simon Harris to tell EU foreign ministers
Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin
Government insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutrality
Could Irish peacekeepers end up in Ukraine if EU is drawn in to protect a ceasefire?
Sending military personnel to Ukraine would present big challenges and could have implications for Ireland’s neutrality, say experts
‘Difficult berthing’: Naval service ship damaged in Cork Harbour during sea trials
LÉ Niamh suffered ‘minor’ damage during trials following a recent overhaul
Carroll-MacNeill backs US senator’s call for Ireland to increase spending on defence
US senator Jim Risch called on Ireland to increase spending to ensure protection of undersea cables
Defence Forces reservist settles High Court action over discharge
Settlement involved court making orders quashing discharge decision
It would take years to meet demand for documents at military abuse tribunal, department says
Scope of evidence-gathering narrows over practical concerns
Collins Barracks in Cork is set for €5m upgrade
Refurbishment of accommodation block built in about 1806 to include extensive work inside and out
Ireland’s lack of security strategy ‘indefensible’, veteran Garda intelligence officer says
Six-year delay in publishing strategy criticised ‘at a time of heightened global instability and risk’
Serving member of Defence Forces allowed to apply for judicial review over bullying and harassment
Hugh Farrell claims he was maltreated so badly he developed anxiety and depression
State may rely on executive privilege to prevent disclosure of secret UK air defence agreement
Senator Gerard Craughwell’s case aims to compel Government to reveal details of secret arrangement
Group on MV Matthew told to be ready to burn €157m cocaine load, court told
Trial hears two accused played ‘leadership role’ in drug-trafficking operation
Number of public servants set to exceed 400,000 this year
Pay bill expected to rise to almost €33bn this year, with two-thirds going into health and education sectors
Boy (17) pleads guilty to attempted murder of chaplain at Galway barracks
Defence Forces chaplain Fr Paul Murphy suffered multiple stab wounds in attack last year
Ireland must ‘get serious’ about defence and military security, says Taoiseach
Defence Forces below target strength and lacking several capabilities common in European countries of a similar size
State agrees €2m settlement in Air Corps chemical ‘tubbing’ case
Central to Gary Coll’s claims was that he underwent ‘tubbing’, a form of hazing where workers were submerged in a bath of unspecified chemicals and oil
Soldier pleads guilty to having cocaine for sale or supply at Collins Barracks in Cork
Shane Scanlon (34) admitted to money laundering in respect of found €2,250 at his home in Cobh and €1,100 at the barracks
Cathal Crotty jailed for two years after fully-suspended sentence for assaulting Natasha O’Brien is overturned
Court of Appeal rules on DPP appeal against ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for former soldier for attack in Limerick
Application of EU work directive to Defence Forces welcomed as ‘watershed moment’
Protections around breaks, work hours and annual leave already applicable to most workers in State
Defence Forces member jailed for 8½ years for rape of fellow soldier at Dublin hotel
Testimonials claiming Kielan Mooney (30) was a good father were a ‘gross overstatement’, says sentencing judge
Military medicine graduation a ‘landmark’ for Defence Forces
Comdt Fiachra Lambe was formally admitted as a member of the Faculty of Military Medicine in Ireland following graduation at McKee Barracks in Dublin
Sally Rooney takes climate fight to Mayo County Council by objecting to ‘toxic’ data centre plan
Plus: Defence Forces spending on Pilates sounds like a bit of a stretch, Michael McGrath discusses European master plan in Cork and Independent TDs take us back to the past
Irish military aircraft deployed to monitor Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessel
Defence Forces says the Metagas Everest tanker, which is the subject of US and UK sanctions, is a ‘vessel of interest’
Naval Service goes to sea without working guns as maritime threats mount
Personnel shortage means only one ship can patrol Ireland’s vast economic zone at a time - and even that rate may have to be reduced
Higher pay for public service staff to afford homes should be time limited and phased out
Rapid growth in highly paid multinational jobs has put significant upward pressure on housing prices
As Ireland’s cold snap continues, what measures are being taken to restore power and water services?
Defence Forces drafted in as crews from ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann struggle to reach facilities due to conditions
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