Irish businesses could gain from EU rearmament, say Government memos
Maritime, air and cyber cited as areas where opportunities may arise to collaborate in procurement
Maritime, air and cyber cited as areas where opportunities may arise to collaborate in procurement
Minister for Defence set to announce new allowance for some 100 officer specialists
Germany and Poland among those seeking leeway on bloc’s rules limiting deficits
External Grievance System will deal with complaints of interpersonal nature from serving members
Tánaiste opens new €1.4m hangar weeks after health and defence personnel could not agree on permanent location
Review finds defence personnel sought alternative site but health stakeholders favoured keeping service at Custume Barracks
Simon Harris says €16.5m contract in place to invest in protection of Defence Forces personnel
Review into January extreme weather to be completed by summer
Cabinet approves plans to amend legislation so only Government and Dáil approval is required to send more than 12 peacekeepers overseas
Tánaiste ‘convinced’ of need for State to buy fighter jets amid proposals to triple defence budget
Continued support for Ukraine ‘a necessity and not a choice’, Simon Harris to tell EU foreign ministers
US senator Jim Risch called on Ireland to increase spending to ensure protection of undersea cables
Scope of evidence-gathering narrows over practical concerns
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
Warning contained in departmental briefing prepared for incoming Minister for Defence Simon Harris
Protections around breaks, work hours and annual leave already applicable to most workers in State
Department of Equality again the only department at which women received higher average hourly pay
Aircraft from Airbus will be delivered early in 2027 in a deal worth €91.7m plus VAT
Minimum of three artificers required to service a ship’s guns before vessel goes out on patrol
Ms Justice Anne Power is to file discovery orders demanding all documents relating to allegations of abuse held by both the Defence Forces and Minister for Defence going back up to 41 years
Findings focus on Irish Naval Service which has been hit hard by retention crisis and call for increases in payments for service’s reserve
Ongoing contracts to be put under review as violence in Gaza continues
Military sources say Israeli arms producers well-positioned to tender as they are considered world leaders in drone technology
Six Irish soldiers were unharmed after vehicles were damaged in incident in southern Lebanon
Country needs to do much more to protect its territory, including working in closer co-operation with like-minded countries, review finds
Unlike many other countries, the Chief of Staff is entirely bypassed under the Irish military’s command and control structure
External Oversight Body expresses concern at ‘the slow pace of change’ in forces
Tribunal of inquiry will investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment in Defence Forces made by Women of Honour members
Act in Support of Ammunition Production designed to restock member states’ armouries depleted by Ukraine war
Maureen Sweeney provided weather readings from remote Co Mayo harbour that delayed the Normandy landings
Independent TD Verona Murphy makes criticism as senior Department of Defence officials appear at Public Accounts Committee
Representative Association of Commissioned Officers objects to the presence of the Department’s Secretary General on the board, says it undermines indepence
Some Irish soldiers - often looking for more pay - have worked in private security in overseas countries while on leave
Raco says move to prohibit specific officers from being members of union will breach fundamental rights
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