Proposals for a new state-of-the-art headquarters and training centre for Ireland’s Special Operations Force is due to be brought before the Cabinet on Tuesday. Minister for defence Simon Harris ...

The 100th cadet class in the history of the Irish Defence Forces is entering a period of global uncertainty that few of any of its predecessors have faced. The realisation that Europe can no ...

Depending on its performance, the equipment, or a version of it, may be adopted by the rest of the Defence Forces as part of the Government’s plans to modernise the Irish military. The new ...

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 last Government accepted the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces’ recommendations to significantly upgrade and improve the Irish military. The current Coalition is committed to ...

THE IRISH DEFENCE Forces is to get a €16.5 million contract for modern body armour, the Tánaiste has announced. The contract with Belgian company Seyntex NV which will supply 6,105 body ...