Ireland signs agreement with France for joint military training and intel sharingUp to €2 billion of military equipment to be purchased from France in coming years Thu Feb 26 2026 - 06:00
Ireland should not fear asking allies for military help, says MinisterNew National Maritime Security Strategy calls for deeper co-operation with France and the UKWed Feb 25 2026 - 15:35
Year of the French part II: military co-operation with Paris makes sense for GovernmentAcquisition of long-range Caesar howitzer among deals made with France in face of increasing global threatsWed Feb 25 2026 - 06:00
Ireland to allow French and British vessels to patrol Irish-controlled watersThe move will be outlined on Wednesday with the unveiling of the National Maritime Security StrategyTue Feb 24 2026 - 22:11
Ireland to buy hundreds of French armoured vehicles under military modernisation planMove will significantly expand capabilities of Irish Army to conduct on-island defenceTue Feb 24 2026 - 12:56
Facial recognition technology to be trialled on passengers at HolyheadTesting this week follows previous pilot by UK authorities in 2025 which saw more than 7,500 faces analysedMon Feb 23 2026 - 06:00
State to buy 56,400 bags, 11,000 umbrellas and 6,000 lapel pins with EU presidency brandingGovernment ordering €600,000 of goods to give away to mark its leadership role in bloc from JulyMon Feb 23 2026 - 06:00
Defence Forces to acquire mobile air traffic control tower for emergencies during EU presidencyGovernment is fast-tracking acquisition of anti-drone technology for use during summitsSat Feb 21 2026 - 06:00
More councils boycott X over Grok AI sexual images controversyThirteen local authorities cease using site or are reviewing use after non-consensual sexual images created by AI toolFri Feb 20 2026 - 06:00
Number of female rough sleepers reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels in Limerick, committee hearsAddiction causing women to engage in risky behaviour ‘including survival sex’ and ‘violent personal relationships’Thu Feb 19 2026 - 17:16
Man in critical condition after assault in Dublin's Temple BarVictim has tattoo on inside of right forearm depicting blue and white flag accompanied by the words ‘Ceol is Beatha’Thu Feb 19 2026 - 17:01
How Irish electronic components are ending up in Russian attack drones bombarding UkraineAn investigation conducted by The Irish Times and other media shows parts manufactured by Taoglas and TE Connectivity are being used in Geran-2 dronesWed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
Russia imports huge quantities of Irish components for use in suicide dronesCompanies, among 19 in Europe that produce necessary parts, say they take steps to prevent downstream supply Wed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
Russian ambassador says McEntee proposal to board sanctioned vessels is ‘piracy’Minister for Defence says such a move would be ‘deterrent’ as vessels increasingly enter Irish economic watersTue Feb 17 2026 - 18:09
‘A bunch of freeloaders’: Increasing UK pressure on Ireland to invest in defenceRussian aggression has raised the possibility of Ireland becoming strategically important to LondonMon Feb 16 2026 - 06:00
Another Ice deportation flight refuelled in Shannon this weekPrivate jet that landed in Co Clare while travelling to Egypt is latest of six aircraft to do so in last yearFri Feb 13 2026 - 06:00
Naval Service to outsource ship maintenance due to technician shortageCivilians from naval firm, most likely from outside State, will carry out almost all repairs and upkeepThu Feb 12 2026 - 06:00
Citizenship for military personnel could be fast-tracked Proposals under consideration similar to system operating in the United StatesTue Feb 10 2026 - 18:14
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past yearThe controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operationsMon Feb 09 2026 - 06:00
Use of Shannon Airport to deport Palestinians from US ‘reprehensible’Investigation reveals private jet owned by tycoon linked to US president Donald Trump used for contentious flightsFri Feb 06 2026 - 18:11
Cork farmer who alleged gardaí Tasered him twice settles High Court actionCork man claimed he was ‘unlawfully assaulted’ by members of the Armed Support Unit on his farm Tue Jan 27 2026 - 14:48
Armed gardaí used Taser on innocent farmer while searching for gun, court will hear Thomas Browne (54) from Co Cork claims he was ‘unlawfully assaulted and falsely imprisoned’ by members of the Armed Support UnitTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
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 diversificationSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Defence Forces retires ‘disastrous’ armoured fleet as it looks to French replacements South African-made Light Armoured Tactical Vehicles saw minimal operational use since they were acquired in 2010Sat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Frontline gardaí yet to fire Tasers one month after issuePilot project fast-tracked in response to concerns about increasing attacks on officersFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Five boys arrested over alleged sexual assault of girl in Dublin city centreGardaí investigating complaint that teenager was attacked at premises in south inner cityThu Jan 22 2026 - 13:53
Army called to Trump’s Doonbeg golf resort after discovery of suspicious packageDefence Forces bomb disposal team attended scene at Co Clare hotel after package containing white powder found by staffWed Jan 21 2026 - 22:27
Gardaí deport 25 convicted sex offenders as part of new operationOperation Moonridge targeting ‘highly dangerous non-Irish nationals’ who do not have a right to reside in Ireland Wed Jan 21 2026 - 14:42
Irish man risks US retaliation for unmasking thousands of Ice officers onlineDominick Skinner started publishing identities last year and is assisted by over 500 volunteers across AmericaMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
Who were the Dublin rioters? What 82 prosecutions tell us about the unrestMany of those taking part in the disorder on November 23rd, 2023 were ‘opportunistic’ and swept up in events – but not all, court cases have shownMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
North Dublin road artery reopened after removal of suspicious device North Strand Road had been closed between Five Lamps and Fairview Sun Jan 18 2026 - 17:28
‘This is what failure looks like’: Why Ireland will fall years short of military targetsThe Defence Forces will fall years short of plans to strengthen its numbers as global security threats change radically and rapidlySat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
Man hospitalised after being struck by glass object in DublinGardaí are appealing for witnesses to attack which occurred on Oscar Traynor Road, Dublin 5Fri Jan 16 2026 - 13:18
Grok images of children are probably not prosecutable, says child protection expert‘Law or no law’, there is no reason for a programme to generate images of people without clothes on, says former gardaSun Jan 11 2026 - 16:14
Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conferenceUS ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on SaturdaySat Jan 10 2026 - 19:03
Eddie Hobbs: From consumer advice to conspiracy theoriesBad investment advice and divisive remarks during the pandemic reshaped perceptions of financial adviserSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
US has seized Venezuela-linked oil tanker after weeks-long pursuitSeizure of tanker, with UK operational support, after it slipped through a US ‘blockade’ could stoke tensions with RussiaWed Jan 07 2026 - 15:59
Two more US aircraft fly over Ireland to track oil tanker under Russian flagTánaiste ‘would imagine’ rules on accessing State’s skies were followed on previous flightTue Jan 06 2026 - 20:32
US naval aircraft flew over Ireland during pursuit of sanctioned oil tankerIrish policy forbids foreign military aircraft use of Irish airspace while on active military operationsTue Jan 06 2026 - 06:00
Irish military aircraft sent to monitor fleeing oil tankerShip has been pursued across the Atlantic by US naval forces after attempting to collect oil from VenezuelaMon Jan 05 2026 - 14:52
US military monitors oil tanker off Irish coast as it sails towards RussiaPlanes took off in Britain and Iceland to track Marinera, which is set to skirt Ireland’s exclusive economic zoneSun Jan 04 2026 - 20:33
Oil tanker pursued by American authorities on course for Irish watersUS Coast Guard began pursuing the vessel two weeks ago as it sailed to Venezuala for an oil shipmentSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
‘This should be a murder inquiry’: Family of missing woman urge gardaí to reclassify caseImelda Keenan went missing in Waterford 32 years ago but family dispute last sightingSat Jan 03 2026 - 00:01
Ireland to deploy large numbers of undersea trackers to detect Russian submarinesProject is part of effort to increase State’s ‘maritime domain awareness’ over concerns of vulnerability of subsea infrastructureThu Jan 01 2026 - 07:57
Gardaí release images of car believed to have been used in fatal Co Offaly firebombingTadgh Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60) killed after petrol bomb thrown through windowTue Dec 30 2025 - 17:28
‘Very large minority’ of drivers engaging in risky behaviour, gardaí warn There have been 189 deaths on Irish roads this year – the highest number in a decadeTue Dec 30 2025 - 12:54
More than 150 arson attacks in last five years linked to drug-related intimidationIncidents of drug-related intimidation up almost 40%, with 2,500 cases since 2021Fri Dec 26 2025 - 18:04
Ireland’s shipwrecks offer up gold bars, an abandoned yacht and a captain’s parrotPieces believed to be from HMS Saldanha, which lost 273 crew in 1811 storm, washed up in Donegal recentlyFri Dec 26 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí rejecting most cases of alleged sex assault in Defence ForcesAll but a handful of cases have been sent back to the Defence Forces due to lack of evidenceTue Dec 23 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí demonstrate new tasers for frontline guardsGardaí have provided a demonstration on how tasers will be operated by guards participating in a pilot scheme. Video: Conor GallagherFri Dec 19 2025 - 09:13
