Taoiseach rejects ‘unfair’ comments from Michael D Higgins on military triple lock
Former president knows Ireland has no intention of joining Nato, Micheál Martin says
Irish Army
How does abandoning the triple lock make the people of Ireland safer?
Removing requirement for UN mandate weakens a safeguard against participation in conflicts whose consequences we cannot control
Defence Forces to seek more than 550 armoured vehicles from France
Vehicles will transform Army from mostly peacekeeping force to military capable of limited conventional war fighting
Ireland’s military is moving into the 21st century – some fear it is not ready
Purchasing gaffes, malfunctioning machine guns and planes too big for hangars show the Defence Forces has a lot to learn
Most Defence Forces personnel fear mental health disclosure could harm careers, study finds
Just 22 per cent of respondents indicated they would make such a disclosure to seek medical support
‘There isn’t another job that will give you €42,000 a year with no degree or specific skills’
Defence Forces ups efforts at recruitment as students consider careers at Higher Options
Gardaí examine pipe bomb left at developer’s home in search for suspect’s identity
Device made safe without being destroyed, enabling gardaí to send it to forensics
Army apprentice was verbally abused and mocked by seniors day before death, tribunal hears
Former trainee alleges he was kicked in ribs and punched in stomach by officer
‘It was embarrassing for them’: Irish Army crew beats US military teams at their own game
Defence Forces member says team ‘never expected to win’ armoured-vehicle category of Sullivan Cup
Army bomb squad called in after suspicious device found in Donegal
‘Controlled explosion’ carried out on object, which appeared ‘discarded’
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill
The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups
Family ties abound at 101st Army cadet class ceremony
Brothers Alex and Simon Gallagher, from Co Antrim, among new members of the Defence Forces
‘Respectful’ and ‘moving’: Relatives of 1916 Rising participants honour contribution at GPO
Members of Army, Naval Service and Air Corps participate in ceremony attended by President, Taoiseach and Minister for Defence
‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service
In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State
Why is Ireland buying weapons from France?
In the News podcast: One €600m deal is the biggest investment in Army equipment in the history of the State
Ireland to buy hundreds of French armoured vehicles under military modernisation plan
Move will significantly expand capabilities of Irish Army to conduct on-island defence
A young military apprentice died in Co Kildare 35 years ago. Now a tribunal is investigating his death
Oliver Mullaney (19) had been in the military for only 20 months at time of his death at Devoy Barracks in Naas
As Ireland strengthens its military, one country and company gain the most
France and Thales likely to emerge as winners as US suppliers fall out of favour, but some Defence Forces insiders worry about lack of diversification
Army called to Trump’s Doonbeg golf resort after discovery of suspicious package
Defence Forces bomb disposal team attended scene at Co Clare hotel after package containing white powder found by staff
Golden years: Colm Keena on why Dublin was the best place to be growing up in the 1970s
What surprised me was how much I liked the guns - and I also learned how to throw grenades
Gardaí rejecting most cases of alleged sex assault in Defence Forces
All but a handful of cases have been sent back to the Defence Forces due to lack of evidence
Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept drones
Incident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defences
Increase in military-grade ‘status-symbol’ weapons among Irish crime gangs
Firearms such as automatic rifles used as ‘status symbols’ and to ‘intimidate rivals’
‘World order is changing’: Department of Defence argued for substantial funding rise, Harris notes reveal
Department of Public Expenditure’s financial offer would see State’s military capabilities ‘go backwards’
Irish troops will continue in overseas missions even if Unifil ends, says defence forces chief
UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon under threat on Monday as Israel and US oppose deployment
Simon Harris proposed doubling defence spending as ‘step change urgently required’
Simon Harris wanted €3.4bn for radar, armoured vehicles, aircraft and surveillance equipment
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
The night a ‘sputnik’ crash-landed in rural Wexford
A garda arrived immediately to cordon off a crater in the field, then the Army was called in
‘Go like f**k mate’: How the MV Matthew ship and a €157 million drugs haul was seized
Further details of the ship’s capture emerged during this week’s sentencing hearing of eight men who have pleaded guilty to drug trafficking offences
Irish Army rangers risked their lives in boarding cargo ship carrying cocaine, court hears
They also reacted quickly to prevent 2.25 tonnes of drugs on board the MV Matthew being destroyed by fire
Battlegroup troops test out new technology for wider Defence Forces, including advanced night-vision goggles
New equipment, which includes night vision technology, body armour and weapons, was issued to the 172 Irish soldiers assigned to the rapid reaction force
Defence Forces class of 2025 commissioned into an increasingly turbulent world
Friday’s Curragh ceremony was the culmination of decades of service for many of the men and women involved
Law change allows for deployment of Irish special forces to Kyiv
Cabinet approves plans to amend legislation so only Government and Dáil approval is required to send more than 12 peacekeepers overseas
Two plead guilty over roles in largest cocaine seizure in Irish history
Iranian Saeid Hassani (39) and Filipino Harold Estoesta (31) were on board MV Matthew carrying drugs worth €157 million
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