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Army

All time
Air Raid
Russia says that it may have killed the leader of Islamic State
16 Jun 2017
28.2k
81
Afghanistan
Afghan commando kills two American soldiers in 'insider attack'
10 Jun 2017
14.9k
30
Galway
Over a third of Ireland's largest forest has been destroyed by gorse fire
10 May 2017
37.2k
51
Silenced
Pakistan censored a New York Times article which criticised the Pakistani army
6 May 2017
7.9k
17
At Breaking Point
Wives and partners of Defence Forces members to hold nationwide protest today
20 Apr 2017
21.3k
97
Rathmines
Investigation underway after alleged sexual assault at Cathal Brugha army barracks
12 Apr 2017
21.3k
35
take accountability
The number of sexual assaults reported at US army and navy academies is on the rise
19 Mar 2017
9.3k
8
BOMB Disposal Team
Houses evacuated in Kildare as army make two viable devices safe
14 Mar 2017
19.2k
10
War games
Women to be conscripted into Swedish army amid Russia fears
3 Mar 2017
25.9k
90
In the Navy
Looking for a job? The Defence Forces are recruiting 860 personnel
23 Feb 2017
26.8k
49
Evacuation
Packed onto buses, hundreds of civilians face uncertain future as they leave Aleppo
15 Dec 2016
10.8k
57
Public Pay
'Some navy officers rescuing migrants from the Med are on the minimum wage'
15 Nov 2016
19.6k
85
Law and Order
Garda reps say martial law was threatened - Taoiseach says it was never contemplated
4 Nov 2016
26.5k
61
the battle for mosul
Iraqi forces move to cut off Islamic State militant supply lines
29 Oct 2016
9.1k
21
Defence Forces
A mock firefight and IED blast: Irish soldiers prepare for Lebanon
21 Oct 2016
11.1k
57
Army 'at war with itself'
"Soldiers can’t afford fuel for 5 days a week - some take a day’s leave to save them the trip"
6 Oct 2016
30.7k
81
Under fire
This is what it's like to be an Irish soldier... in virtual reality
25 Sep 2016
15.4k
24
reflection
Obama: Syria "haunts me constantly"
22 Sep 2016
15.4k
105
History
Transgender soldier becomes first woman to serve on frontlines of British Army
17 Sep 2016
14.9k
78
army syndicate
Group of soldiers pick up €450k Lotto prize
13 Sep 2016
19.0k
6
humanitarians
Irish Naval Service crew to be given medals for assistance with migrant crisis
4 Sep 2016
14.0k
56
Abubakar Shekau
Boko Haram leader 'fatally wounded' in army airstrike
23 Aug 2016
15.5k
23
Baton Rouge
Dramatic footage shows woman and dog being pulled from a sinking car in Louisiana floods
14 Aug 2016
18.4k
32
bulking up?
Is the EU actually heading towards having its own army?
9 Jul 2016
28.7k
117
Army
Healy-Rae says the people who gave the order to shoot cattle are 'a disgrace'
7 Jul 2016
50.6k
193
Carrickmacross
Army shoot dead five cows as part of emergency culling in Monaghan
6 Jul 2016
56.3k
148
Pentagon
US military ends ban on transgender troops
1 Jul 2016
5.5k
28
Equality
US military to lift ban on transgender troops
25 Jun 2016
8.3k
84
urban warfare
Elite Iraqi army unit battles to re-take key Islamic State stronghold
30 May 2016
11.2k
18
Breakdown
€1.2 million spent on gardaí protecting US military planes at Shannon
25 Apr 2016
17.2k
106
Kildare
Emergency services at scene as Army truck crashes
11 Apr 2016
26.9k
20
Fallujah
People in Islamic State controlled city forced to eat "soups made from grass"
8 Apr 2016
15.3k
43
Deanstown
Explosive device found during search in Finglas
12 Mar 2016
13.6k
10
Hide and Seek
Can you spot the armed camouflaged marine watching you from the trees?
28 Feb 2016
51.2k
40
Virtual Reality
European police and soldiers will be trained by a €2m game made at Trinity College
5 Feb 2016
15.3k
44
Ballybrit
Houses evacuated after viable explosive is found in Galway
1 Feb 2016
18.0k
13
Abuse
Pentagon says hundreds of military kids sexually abused each year
9 Jan 2016
20.3k
19
the uk wants you
Check out this fascinating World War I recruitment poster targeting Irish men
1 Jan 2016
13.7k
18
deployments
Here's how many times the bomb squad was called out this year
29 Dec 2015
8.9k
17
MASTERS OF DECEPTION
This 'Ghost Army' used phony inflatable tanks and weapons to dupe Hitler in WW2
29 Dec 2015
16.3k
30
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