Defence Forces struggling to find volunteers for peacekeeping missions

Troop retention crisis continues to impact organisation despite increased UN, EU commitments

Irish peacekeeping future: More specialised, complex and dangerous

Africa and peace enforcement likely new focus for Army’s missions, says Coveney

60 years on: Why Irish soldiers who died in Niemba did not get medals

Defence Forces head then said being killed is not a reason to get award

Navy vessel LÉ Niamh damaged by onboard fire in Cork

No-one injured in blaze as Naval Service engineers to carry out examination of damage

Air Corps uses newest craft to rotate troops in disputed African region

PC-12 aircraft flies longest mission since acquisition in April for €5.2m

Army veterans describe their pride serving on first peacekeeping mission to Congo

Ambush of Irish patrol in Niemba in November 1960 killed eight soldiers and shocked the nation

Irish peacekeeping veterans sue the State over ambush of convoy in Syria

Troops allege they suffered post-traumatic stress disorder following 2013 attack

‘Different to video games’: Army recruits put through paces post-lockdown

Grenades with 9m ‘kill radius’ and four-second fuses feature in Glen of Imaal training

UN grants exemption to allow Irish troops to return from Lebanon

Covid-19 restrictions had stopped 360 Irish peace-keeping troops from returning

Ireland only EU state not to evacuate troops from troubled African region

Peacekeepers’ weapons an obstacle to repatriation efforts from Goma region of DRC

State planning to rent aircraft to evacuate Irish troops from Congo

Senior officers frustrated at perceived Government delays in helping to remove officers

Unifil mission for 350 Irish troops extended until July

Irish soldiers will spend an extra six weeks in Middle East

Irish troops set to return home from Mali despite UN request to extend mission

Army Ranger Wing personnel to return by end of April after State sought exemption on order

Former Defence Forces chief of staff dies of Covid-19

Lieutenant General James Parker served for 44 years, including various overseas hotspots

UN orders mission extension for 400 Irish peacekeepers

Government to assess UN secretary general’s order aimed at containing Covid-19

Three Irish Army Rangers lightly wounded in Mali roadside blast

Mowag vehicle which Rangers were travelling in hit concealed device 75km east of Gao

Former Army Ranger commander to run in general election

Cathal Berry to run as Independent in Kildare South on pro-Defence Forces platform

Irish troops in Lebanon braced for Hizbullah-Israel rocket fire

Significant exchanges of fire possible following US killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq

Irish officials and special forces attempt to repatriate Lisa Smith

Smith believed to held close to Syria’s border with Turkey by members of militia

Higgins view on Defence Forces’ pay reflects ‘Government concern’

Tánaiste indicates no ‘huge concerns’ about President’s backing for improved money

Dublin memorial to 13,000 Irishmen killed in WW1 in Flanders opened

Garden honours Irishmen who fought to ‘restore liberties’ says Flemish politician

Taoiseach to make week-long visit to Mali and Ethiopia

Leo Varadkar will view the work of Irish peacekeepers and NGOs

Irish WWI soldiers had ‘unconquerable spirit’ - Marshal Foch

‘Never once did the Irish fail me in those terrible days’, Commander of allied forces wrote letter of tribute

Defence Forces to get extra money for purchases of new equipment

Defence spending next year will increase by €47.5m to almost €1b

Irish troops complete move back to Syrian side of Golan Heights

‘The Irish were originally deployed to the Syrian side. But they withdrew to the Israeli-occupied area after fighting related to the civil war in Syria compromised their safety’

North Korea returns remains of US troops killed in Korean War

White House hails repatriation as a significant step in Korean peace process

Ireland to sign up for two EU Pesco projects

Defence Forces to engage in shared Europe training and maritime surveillance schemes

Harrowing Rwandan genocide account in newly-released Defence Forces files

Irish veterans recall lucky escapes on UN service in the Congo and Chad

‘We literally would all have died in Jadotville but for him’

Tribute paid to Col Pat Quinlan who led 155 Defence Members safely back to Ireland in 1961

Irish chief of Unifil backed after attack by US ambassador to UN

Nikki Haley said Maj-Gen Mike Beary ‘blind’ to alleged HIzbullah activities in Lebanon

Kehoe rules out withdrawal of Irish troops from Golan Heights

Dáil concern as machine gun fire from the Syrian civil war landed in the Irish base

Heavy machine gun fire lands on Irish Golan base

Irish troops at Camp Ziouani forced to take cover during intense fighting

Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day visits revealed

Enda Kenny is to travel to Washington, DC, to meet US president Donald Trump

1916: Granny was a freedom fighter but never spoke about it

Tom Clonan: Our grandparents fought for independence at a time when PTSD was unheard of

Defence Force troops return from Afghanistan

Some 226 Irish troops had served in Nato-led initiatives over the past 15 years

Sinn Féin proposes increased income tax for higher earners

Party manifesto commits to retaining USC but abolishing water charges, property tax

Mali attack not to affect Irish troop deployment – Coveney

Islamist terror attack in capital leaves 29 dead as Mali special forces storm hotel

Irish Army has experience to draw upon for Mali challenge

Minister rejects suggestion that neutrality would be compromised by latest mission

Government play down concerns about Irish troops going to Mali

Any request to assist in peacekeeping duties in Mali would come through UN

Ireland prepared to send troops to help France, says Kenny

Government willing to send soldiers to replace French forces in Mali or Lebanon

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