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Defence Forces

Last week
27th April 2025 - 3rd May 2025
Courts
Retired Defence Forces member jailed for grooming and sexually abusing two young girls in 1980s
30 Apr
16.1k
Last month
April 2025
Archie's Army
Members of the Defence Forces to raise funds for treatment for 7-year-old Archie Ennis
20 Apr
27.3k
6
O'Connell Street
Ceremony commemorating the Easter Rising takes place at the GPO
Updated 20 Apr
10.0k
77
Maritime Security
Irish military to join EU naval intelligence alliance amid growing security concerns
14 Apr
13.2k
79
Central Criminal Court
Defence Forces chaplain hugs and shakes hands with teen who pleaded guilty to his attempted murder
10 Apr
26.1k
Courts
Women who were abused by former soldier as children spoke out to “protect other little girls”
9 Apr
11.9k
This year
2025
hail to the chief
Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy appointed as new Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
4 Mar
14.2k
27
Recruitment
Some 900 members of the Defence Forces left after less than five years of service since 2020
16 Feb
17.0k
74
UNIFIL
Lebanese president vows to punish those who carried out attack on UN convoy
15 Feb
9.9k
European Union
Tom Clonan: Irish neutrality should be protected, but we also need to spend on defence
Tom Clonan
14 Feb
10.4k
105
Court
Teenager pleads guilty to attempted murder of Defence Forces chaplain in Galway
10 Feb
19.5k
Court
Defence Forces member jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping fellow soldier
20 Jan
31.9k
Cork
Investigation launched after images show army van crashed through wall of Collins Barracks
17 Jan
28.7k
Last year
2024
Defence Forces
Data rules and lack of legal basis for suspensions are key issues in military discipline report
18 Dec 2024
5.6k
Courts
Member of the Irish Defence Forces to be sentenced for the rape of a fellow soldier at a hotel
17 Dec 2024
29.3k
Peacekeepers
French and Finnish peacekeepers attacked in South Lebanon, UNIFIL says
17 Nov 2024
10.8k
GE2024Working Time Directive
Labour commits to long-awaited overtime arrangements for defence forces in election manifesto
16 Nov 2024
5.6k
29
old youghal road
Soldier charged over cocaine found in barracks must wait until next year for DPP directions
11 Nov 2024
8.8k
Defence Forces
Irish military groups in Brussels campaign for better conditions for Defence Forces members
The event in Brussels will be hosted by representatives of the enlisted and officer ranks of the Irish Defence Forces.
Niall O'Connor
10 Nov 2024
11.2k
Defence Forces
Inquiry launched into death of Private Seán Rooney in Lebanon
4 Nov 2024
9.1k
Lebanon
Irish troops launch mission to resupply colleagues at outpost 6-52 in Lebanon
20 Oct 2024
11.6k
52
Peacekeepers
Unifil says Israeli tanks 'destroyed' camp entrance in Lebanon before 'forcibly' entering
The Irish Defence Forces have confirmed that none of their soldiers were harmed.
Órla Ryan
Updated 13 Oct 2024
48.9k
Lebanon
UN says Israeli army has ceased its activity near an Irish peacekeepers’ camp in Lebanon
8 Oct 2024
24.8k
unifil mission
Tom Clonan: Irish troops in Lebanon are now acting as observers in a de-facto warzone
Tom Clonan
Updated 3 Oct 2024
18.5k
Defence Forces
Former sergeant given suspended sentences for sexually assaulting two army colleagues in 2021
1 Oct 2024
13.8k
women of honour
Calls for Tribunal deadline into how Defence Forces handled abuse complaints to be extended
29 Sep 2024
4.0k
Lebanon
Defence Forces personnel in Lebanon 'safe and accounted for' as Israeli air strikes intensify
23 Sep 2024
8.0k
InvestigatesGlen of Imaal
'We were in a minefield': Declassified papers reveal truth behind 1979 Army range blast that killed 3 boys
45 years later, some survivors are still looking for answers about what happened.
Cormac Fitzgerald
18 Sep 2024
40.7k
22
Defence Forces
Irish troops begin exercise in Meath ahead of 'decisive' EU Battlegroup deployment
11 Sep 2024
17.0k
Defence Forces
Public sector including military and emergency services retirement age rises from 60 to 62
Updated 19 Aug 2024
14.9k
27
Defence Forces
Teenager arrested after army chaplain injured in 'horrifying' stabbing at Galway barracks
It’s understood that a soldier on guard duty fired warning shots before restraining the youth.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 16 Aug 2024
122k
The Curragh Camp
Construction of €8.6 million Defence Forces communications facility announced
5 Aug 2024
34.5k
70
Defence Forces
Department of Defence refuses to release report detailing Defence Forces convictions
26 Jul 2024
10.2k
Defence Forces
Tánaiste recommended against Cathal Brugha Barracks being relocated to make way for housing
Updated 24 Jul 2024
30.0k
Defence Forces
Taoiseach's comments following Crotty sentencing reflected 'degree of frustration', DF Chief says
24 Jul 2024
17.7k
Green Barracks
The military are spending €355m on a major building programme to decarbonise the Defence estate
21 Jul 2024
27.6k
Court Martial
Army officer goes on trial over alleged stealing of ammunition and military equipment from Curragh Camp
15 Jul 2024
32.8k
Defence Forces
President concludes meeting with Council of State to assess if Defence Bill is constitutional
Updated 15 Jul 2024
15.0k
Defence spending
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says cancelling public holiday not ‘necessary’ to increase defence spend
15 Jul 2024
30.7k
123
Defence Forces
President to convene Council of State over Bill that will block Army from criticising Government
12 Jul 2024
31.8k
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