The troops, drawn from the Army Ranger Wing (ARW), or Irl SOF, were spotted testing their response to an incident inside a ...

The Taliban had just regained control of Afghanistan with Irish nationals effectively stranded in the region before being rescued by the special forces unit.

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IRELAND’S Defence Forces special ops unit are set to get a new ... In 2021, the Rangers were deployed to Kabul to evacuate Irish citizens after the Taliban had taken control of Afghanistan.

A new headquarters for elite Irish soldiers is to be built in Co Kildare for €46 million. Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris will bring a memo on the project to Cabinet on Tuesday.

And in 2021 it sent operators to Afghanistan to rescue more than 200 Irish citizens from the ... The unique capability provided by Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced and cannot ...

Ireland joins naval intelligence network amid increase in Russian ships in Irish-controlled ... to a Directorate of Special Operations which will be based in Defence Forces headquarters.

Our community members are treated to special offers ... is used by the Defence Forces as an artillery firing range and a training location for Irish soldiers going on UN peacekeeping missions.

The Lexington Minute Men will conduct the 250th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington on the Lexington Battle ...

Depending on its performance, the equipment, or a version of it, may be adopted by the rest of the Defence Forces as part of the Government’s plans to modernise the Irish military. The new ...