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 ...

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

The Irish Defence Forces has paid tribute to Corporal Martin “Lebbie” O’Brien, who has died aged 41. He served 23 years in the Defence Forces and completed seven overseas trips, travelling ...

Lt Gen Clancy, originally from Mitchelstown, Co Cork first joined the Irish Defence Forces as a cadet in 1984, and served in the Air Corps where he spent a considerable portion of his career as a ...

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 ...

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has admitted ... who has just returned from Lebanon, praised the Irish personnel with the Unifil force. Tensions in south Lebanon have escalated ...