Out of 708 new recruits hired last year, just 40 were female as the backlash from the recent sexual and bullying scandal hits home ...

But army chaplain Fr Paul Murphy is ‘in the business of forgiving’, he told the teenage boy, 17, who stabbed him seven times ...

Asked about the more than four-month period in Spain, the Defence Forces said the plane was undergoing scheduled maintenance ...

Hungary has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court just as evidence emerged from Gaza of the type of case the ...

Phone footage from one of 15 Palestinians medics killed by Israeli forces last month appears to contradict Israeli claims ...

Israel has killed more than 100 Civil Defence workers and more than 1,000 health workers, according to the UN. The emergency ...

The Irish Defence Forces are set to upgrade their protective gear with a €16.5M contract for 6,105 advanced body armor systems.

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 ...

Tánaiste Simon Harris paid tribute to Defence Force members while visiting Camp Shamrock in South Lebanon. Tánaiste Simon Harris has met with members of the Defence Forces, including personnel ...

The commander of the Irish Defence Forces has spoken of his pride at leading the organisation during his last overseas trip in the role. Lieutenant General Sean Clancy hosted Tanaiste and Minister ...

The Irish Defence Forces are fulfilling the mission of the the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) which involves peace support operations in this, one of the most volatile regions of ...