Ireland is scaling up its maritime security, with the Defence Forces set to join a European intelligence-sharing pact. Tánaiste Simon Harris has also directed officials in the Department of Defence to ...

IrishCentral Contributor John Joe McGinley looks at the life of Owen Roe O'Neill, also known as Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill.

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 ...

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

The Catholic Church has expressed regret that a priest asked for a Tricolour to be removed from the coffin of a Defence ...

BRITAIN’S Red Arrows display team may trade in its iconic fleet for Russian-designed jets — sparking fury. The M-346s are ...

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.

Force Motors has secured an order to supply 2,978 Force Gurkha units to the Indian Defence Forces, marking a significant milestone. The Gurkha, available in three-door and five-door versions and ...

The commander of the Irish Defence Forces has spoken of his pride at leading the organisation during his last overseas trip in the role. Lieutenant General Sean Clancy hosted Tanaiste and Minister ...

Donald Trump’s administration has “got a case” for saying that European nations need to do more to fund and provide their own security, the Defence ... the use of force” in the sea.

He told the ministers that the Irish Defence Forces have been “proud contributors” to Unifil for over 40 years and that Irish troops have “formed deep ties with the Lebanese Armed Forces and ...