Ireland is considering changing the main tenets of its defence policies as the country grapples with an identified crisis over its traditional pillars of foreign affairs and security, and it may need ...

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

"Commencing today, Irish Defence Forces personnel will be assisting An ... videos or images from Moll's Gap on that same day. In a new statement a garda spokesperson said: "Gardai continue to ...

Under the plans, which form part of a large increase in military investment and capability, the Defence Forces ... Irish military operations from cyber threats at home and abroad, the new command ...

Defence Forces personnel will soon receive new state-of-the-art body armour ... significantly improving protection for Irish soldiers. The body armour, designed internally by the Defence Forces ...

There are 339 Irish Defence ... force" that had "failed to prevent Hezbollah from establishing itself". At the same time, UNFIL was accused by Hezbollah of acting as spies for Israel. The new ...

The contract with Belgian company Seyntex NV which will supply 6,105 body “armour systems” and a possibility of 2,000 more units if required.

More info More than 6,000 "modern" body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers ... of 2026. The new body armour system, designed in-house by a Defence Forces team, is expected to ...

This has included an increase in defence spending, support for Ukraine, and attempts to assemble a “reassurance force” for Kyiv ... of Ukraine’s military equipment and ammunition.