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 ...

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 threats within European waters.

Navy and Air Corps out of a combined force of 7,502 - representing a mere 7.5 per cent of the total Irish military. The figures were released by the Defence Minister Simon Harris in reply to a ...

said the “major” new military support package will be delivered by British and Ukrainian suppliers to help boost Ukraine’s armed forces as they continue to defend against Russian attack.

The Irish Defence Forces has been monitoring a Russian intelligence ... Ireland’s defensive readiness from a military point of view,” he added. He stressed that Ireland’s waters are regarded ...

Peaceful protestors holding pillows to represent murdered Palestinian children were arrested last week in Dublin.

Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has given the Irish Defence Forces approval to ... and share information with military and civilian maritime authorities ...

Alan Mahon’s annual report reveals sharp increases in direct complaints from officers and issues around internal ...

More info More than 100 Irish soldiers are in Hungary – for Europe’s biggest military exercise. These images show just some of the 139 members of the Defence Forces who are taking part in the ...

Ireland will join a new European Military alliance today, days after Russian intelligence-gathering ship the Viktor Leonov spent time in Irish waters.

A military clerk who stole almost £1m from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by submitting fraudulent expenses claims has been ...