New equipment, which includes night vision technology, body armour and weapons, was issued to the 172 Irish soldiers assigned ...

You can check out at any time. More info Irish women are giving the Defence Forces the cold shoulder, new figures have revealed. Out of 708 new recruits hired last year, just 40 were female as the ...

The Irish Defence Forces has been monitoring a Russian intelligence-gathering ship which was spotted operating off the Irish coast. The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 was spotted sailing through the Irish ...

There are 339 Irish Defence Force members currently in south Lebanon, and bunkering has been a feature of their 6-month tour of duty. For 113 of them, this is their first time serving overseas.

The boy told gardai when arrested: "I did it to protest the Irish Defence Forces and their work in Mali and all the stuff for Islam", the Central Criminal Court heard. The priest said while he can ...

Commencing today, Tuesday, April 1, Irish Defence Forces personnel will be assisting An Garda Síochána in the ongoing search for the missing farmer. Up to 50 members combined from the 12th ...

A Russian intelligence-gathering ship is being monitored by the Defence Forces off the Irish coast. It's understood that the LÉ Samuel Beckett was dispatched to monitor the vessel in recent days ...

An orphanage supported for decades by the Irish Defence Forces in Lebanon is in “dire need” of help, according to its director. Dubbed "Ireland’s embassy" in south Lebanon because of its ...

A Russian intelligence-gathering vessel has now left Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) after being monitored by the Defence Forces for two days. Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris ...