Defence Forces

Nine bombs found by gardaí in Limerick city and county

Cash, documents, electronic devices, ammunition also recovered following raids in Daly’s Cross and Kennedy Park

‘Remarkable’ officer who was subject to court martial should be rehabilitated and promoted, says ombudsman

Officer said his career path led to him becoming target of ‘direct and indirect resentment and discrimination’

Soldier jailed for sexual assault was able to remain in Army due to ‘data protection’ concerns

Report was commissioned in wake of controversy over Cathal Crotty, an Army private who was spared jail last June after beating a woman, Natasha O’Brien, unconscious

‘This day is a long time in coming’: Memorial to garda and soldier killed during rescue of Don Tidey

Pte Patrick Kelly and Garda recruit Gary Sheehan were shot dead by a Provisional IRA gang 41 years ago

Defence Forces need ‘proactive’ recruitment approach to avoid unarmed patrol risk - Harris

Members of officers’ association ‘not particularly surprised’ by report of specialist staff shortages

Family of Pte Seán Rooney have no ‘iota’ what is in UN investigation report into his death

Solicitor for family says full report should be released to them into death of soldier in Lebanon two years ago

Irish naval ships may have to deploy unarmed as weapons unit down to single technician

Minimum of three artificers required to service a ship’s guns before vessel goes out on patrol

Irish Defence Forces take part in war games as part of effort to boost EU military capability

Push to improve bloc’s defences in train since Russia invaded Ukraine, boosted by Trump’s remark that US may not come to aid of Nato allies

Defence Forces Tribunal to embark on vast discovery process likely involving millions of documents

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

Kildare South constituency candidates list: Fianna Fáil senator may benefit from Sinn Féin in-fighting

Election 2024: Fine Gael junior minister Martin Heydon seeking re-election and should get over the line handily enough

Why is there a Christian monopoly on chaplaincy in Irish institutions?

Rite & Reason: Iron grip that Christian denominations have over chaplaincy in Ireland cannot continue

Irish soldiers prevented from leaving Lebanon after drunken airport fight

Five Defence Forces troops were ‘blowing off steam’ after six-month tour when bar fight erupted while waiting for flight home

Russian spy ship observed operating three drones in Irish-controlled waters overnight

Vessel named Yantar widely believed by western military intelligence to be equipped to conduct surveillance and possible sabotage on critical marine infrastructure

Gaza: Nearly 70% of war dead are women and children, says UN rights office

Three Lebanese killed and six UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli drone strike amid ‘deliberate and direct destruction’ of Unifil property

Inquiry into fatal shooting of Irish soldier in Lebanon to report next year

A Senior Counsel has been appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into attack

Customs officers deployed tracking devices more than 200 times in the last decade

Revenue used monitors to detect offences such as tax or duty evasion, fuel fraud, and drug and tobacco smuggling

Irish veterans ‘shocked and saddened’ by destruction of Lebanon orphanage with ties to Defence Forces

Soldiers serving in Tibnin with UN mission had supported facility with donations, education and maintenance projects since 1970s

Pro-Israel bot network suspected of targeting Irish troops in Lebanon

Suspected bots encourage attacks on outposts while accusing peacekeepers of anti-Israeli views

Rocket strikes Irish Unifil headquarters in Lebanon

The incident occurred at Camp Shamrock, but no injuries were reported

Sailors and fishermen expected to apply for Revenue maritime officer jobs targeting organised crime

Roles come as new vessel due to come into service, enabling officers to target drug smuggling and organised crime

Three siblings from Donegal family set for deployment to wartime Lebanon

Brothers – and sister – in arms are among more than 380 troops preparing to rotate into region for UN peacekeeping

Irish outpost on Israel-Lebanon border resupplied after almost a month of isolation

Around 30 Irish troops are based at Outpost 6-52, with a complex operation required to clear the way for its supply

Ireland may join European ‘Iron Dome’ missile defence system

Membership of the European Sky Shield Initiative would be highly controversial given Ireland’s stated position of military neutrality

Body of former Irish soldier Robert Deegan recovered from the frontline in Ukraine

Kildare man killed in fierce fighting near the city of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine last month

Unifil forces to remain in place in southern Lebanon despite calls from Israel to move

Defence Forces confirm all Irish peacekeepers accounted for and well, as Tánaiste condemns ‘war crime’ in northern Gaza

Israel Defence Forces soldiers cross Blue Line into Lebanon and forcibly enter UN position, says Unifil

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon

Why should Irish troops and their peacekeeping colleagues stay in Lebanon as war builds?

Security sources say it is vital for Unifil to remain, even if only to act as ‘eyes and ears’ of the world, as Israel advances into southern Lebanon pursuing Hizbullah

Only a Soldier Knows by Ray Lane: A high-ranking Irish Army insider’s scathing view of national defence policy

A rare memoir from within the Irish Defence Forces, which covers enough ground for three or four books

Irish troops in Lebanon keeping well despite ‘very deliberate’ attacks by Israel, says Defence Forces chief

Camp Shamrock resupplied with water during relatively calm day at Irish positions in south Lebanon

Two UN peacekeepers injured by Israeli strike in Lebanon

Incident a ‘serious development’, says Unifil force, as Defence Forces confirms Irish personnel not injured in attack

Harris says Israel Defense Forces firing at UN positions and peacekeepers ‘utterly unacceptable’

White House says it is ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of the IDF firing on UN troops

‘Intimidatory behaviour’ by Israeli forces to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon unacceptable, says Harris

Taoiseach says ‘Israel will have to be judged on what it does and not what it says’ amid ‘concerning’ loss of civilian life

Israeli troops passed within metres of Irish Defence Forces personnel in southern Lebanon

Area around United Nations post manned by Irish soldiers was scene of intense fighting between Israel and Hizbullah last week

Government says Israeli troops no longer operating in area of Lebanon close to Irish peacekeepers

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says he had been informed by the Irish Defence Forces and the UN that Israel Defense Forces activity around post guarded by 30 Irish troops has ended

Israel Defense Forces ceases military operations beside Irish peacekeeper base

Situation in southern Lebanon remains ‘tense and dangerous’, Taoiseach says

‘We have not received threats’: Unifil spokesman responds to claim made by Higgins on Irish troops in Lebanon

Michael D Higgins, in his capacity as supreme commander of the Defence Forces, said threats had been made by Israel to the Unifil peacekeeping force

The Defence Forces are looking for new recruits, so our reporters put themselves to the test

The full selection process involves an entry medical; fitness test; online psychometric test; recruitment interview and attestation

‘Outrageous’ of Israel to threaten peacekeepers in Lebanon, President Michael D Higgins says

Israel rejects criticism, saying claim that IDF had threatened Unifil forces was ‘unfounded and inflammatory’

‘He called Ukraine his home’: frontline fighters recall Irish soldier Robert Deegan killed by Russian shelling

The former Army Ranger from Newbridge in Co Kildare was killed days before Ukraine retook key industrial plant in ruined border town

Ireland and Unifil reject Israel’s request to remove peacekeepers from Lebanese border outpost

Request rejected on day when 24 Irish citizens managed to leave country with Dutch and Canadian assistance

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