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

The compound is said to include ‘kill house’ to allow soldiers to train for military operations such as hostage rescue missions ...

‘Fianóglach’ links the traditions of ’Na Fianna’, legendary Irish warriors, with the present day Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Defence Forces. Qualified members of the unit wear the ...

More info The Defence Forces’ elite fighting unit is to get ... And in 2021 it sent operators to Afghanistan to rescue more than 200 Irish citizens from the chaos of Kabul Airport.

IRELAND’S Defence Forces special ops unit are set to get a new €46 million headquarters and training centre. The Army Ranger Wing is a secretive elite unit in Ireland’s Defence Forces that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has given the Irish Defence Forces approval to formally join the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE). The government said CISE enabled more ...

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 ...