IT has long been flagged that Ireland’s Defence Forces are woefully under strength. Our Army, Navy and Air Corps are ...

Ceding national sovereignty to Russia, China and the US in order to preserve neutrality seems counter-intuitive ...

South African-made Light Armoured Tactical Vehicles saw minimal operational use since they were acquired in 2010 ...

AN explosive new survey has revealed fury in Ireland’s Defence Forces with one in four experiencing “unacceptable behaviour” ...

A UK minister says RAF interception missions in Irish airspace need prior Irish government consent, highlighting Ireland’s ...

Emotions will run high in the Dáil when the Defence Bill is debated this year ...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris, has said that he is open to Irish peacekeeping troops serving in Ukraine, but only when there is peace in the region. Speaking in the Dáil this ...

Two convoys of vehicles from the Irish Defence Forces' stock have arrived in Poland for donation to Ukraine, Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris TD, confirmed today, Thursday, ...

All members of an Irish Defence Forces battalion "are well and accounted for" after they came under "small arms fire" in south Lebanon. The incident happened at about 18:30 Ireland time (20:30 Lebanon ...

The former head of the Irish Defence Forces insists “we have to be at a position whereby we show enough deterrence to ensure ...

A group of Irish Defence Forces veterans have set off on a 170km march along Ireland’s historic Famine Trail, raising vital funds for Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann (ONE), a national charity supporting ...

Aug 23 (Reuters) - A team of Irish diplomats as well as members of the Irish Defence Forces will be sent to Afghanistan to help evacuate its citizens, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said ...