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Serving members of the Defence Forces will be able to make complaints outside their chain of command about behaviour they ...
Mr Harris, who is also Defence Minister, is set to confirm today that the Irish Defence Forces will join an alliance with military and civil agencies from 10 other nations to share intelligence on ...
The missing person’s investigation into the disappearance of Kenmare farmer Michael Gaine is ongoing and active.
and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has given the Irish Defence Forces approval to formally join the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE). The government said CISE enabled more ...
The Irish Defence Forces has paid tribute to Corporal Martin “Lebbie” O’Brien, who has died aged 41. He served 23 years in the Defence Forces and completed seven overseas trips, travelling ...
You can check out at any time. More info Irish women are giving the Defence Forces the cold shoulder, new figures have revealed. Out of 708 new recruits hired last year, just 40 were female as the ...
There are 339 Irish Defence Force members currently in south Lebanon, and bunkering has been a feature of their 6-month tour of duty. For 113 of them, this is their first time serving overseas.
Commencing today, Tuesday, April 1, Irish Defence Forces personnel will be assisting An Garda Síochána in the ongoing search for the missing farmer. Up to 50 members combined from the 12th ...
A Russian intelligence-gathering vessel has now left Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) after being monitored by the Defence Forces for two days. Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris ...
A Russian intelligence-gathering ship is being monitored by the Defence Forces off the Irish coast. It is understood that LÉ Samuel Beckett was dispatched to monitor the vessel in recent days as ...
The commander of the Irish Defence Forces has spoken of his pride at leading the organisation during his last overseas trip in the role. Lieutenant General Sean Clancy hosted Tanaiste and Minister for ...