# defence-forces - Friday 10 May, 2013
Defence Minister Alan Shatter is satisfied the Defence Forces is equipped to handle any emergency situations.
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# defence-forces - Thursday 4 April, 2013
The helicopter’s rotor blades struck electrical wires while attempting to land in a field last July to collect a casualty.
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# defence-forces - Friday 29 March, 2013
The Defence Force team declared the area safe after a two-hour operation.
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# defence-forces - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Blessing the shamrock, a fun run and a feed of Irish stew are among the activities our troops are getting up to this weekend.
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# defence-forces - Friday 15 March, 2013
The chemical, known as ‘Brady’s Agent’ can be found in school laboratories all over the country but can become unstable over time.
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# defence-forces - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
The Defence Minister, speaking at the beginning of a tour of Lebanon and Israel, said increased tension could lead to involvement of more peacekeepers at Golan Heights. Niamh Fleming-Farrell reports from Beirut.
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# defence-forces - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Soldiers who deserted the Defence Forces to fight for the allied side were denied pay and pension rights.
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# defence-forces - Thursday 28 February, 2013
A census cataloguing the Free State Army’s total manpower will go live later this morning.
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# defence-forces - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
The device was found outside a private residence on Preston St earlier today.
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# defence-forces - Monday 18 February, 2013
Kieran McGeeney will have to plan without a midfielder for the coming year.
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# defence-forces - Thursday 14 February, 2013
The device was found by construction workers at Hill Grove Lane in the north of the city this afternoon.
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# defence-forces - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
A suspect device was discovered in a green area near Rossmore Road in the Dublin suburb yesterday evening.
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# defence-forces - Saturday 9 February, 2013
The device was rendered safe in situ at Blanchardstown IT remotely without the need for a controlled explosion.
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# defence-forces - Monday 4 February, 2013
The school in Crumlin was evacuated as an Army bomb disposal investigated the Improvised Explosive Device.
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An officer from one of the Defence Force’s Army Bomb Disposal Squads told TheJournal.ie how they deal with call outs and rendering devices safe.
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# defence-forces - Sunday 20 January, 2013
A controlled explosion was carried out on the viable IED, which was found outside a house this lunchtime.
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Though it’s unlikely to happen, some Nordic countries and Austria are among those to operate a compulsory draft. Should Ireland have one too?
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# defence-forces - Monday 14 January, 2013
The improvised explosive devices, which were found on waste ground just off the Malahide Road, were made safe this afternoon.
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# defence-forces - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
The money is owed for peacekeeping missions in Chad and Lebanon.
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# defence-forces - Sunday 6 January, 2013
The viable Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were found in a derelict house in a residential area this afternoon.
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# defence-forces - Monday 31 December, 2012
# defence-forces - Monday 24 December, 2012
Our Defence Forces had a busy year. Here are some of the great pictures they took during it.
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# defence-forces - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Thousands of Defence Forces personnel who were persecuted by the Irish government for fighting with the Allies in World War II will receive a formal pardon in the new year.
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# defence-forces - Thursday 13 December, 2012
An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the live grenade.
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# defence-forces - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Nine Departments and agencies needed extra top-ups to their funding in 2012. Here’s where the overflow went.
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# defence-forces - Thursday 6 December, 2012
The Improvised Explosive Device was found in a residential area in Finglas during the night.
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# defence-forces - Monday 3 December, 2012
The shell was discovered in a scrap metal yard in the south Dublin suburb earlier today.
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# defence-forces - Monday 26 November, 2012
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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The Defence Forces’ Army Bomb Disposal Team was tasked to Sacred Heart Secondary School in Carrignavar earlier today.
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# defence-forces - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
An Army Bomb Disposal Team carried out a controlled explosion last night on a device which was found in the Killinarden Heights area of Tallaght.
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Minister Alan Shatter has announced significant changes to the make up of the reservists.
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# defence-forces - Monday 19 November, 2012
The Improvised Explosive Device was found outside a house in Firhouse in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
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# defence-forces - Monday 12 November, 2012
The Israeli Defence Forces said the mortar shell was part of the internal conflict inside Syria and caused no damage or injuries.
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# defence-forces - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
The device was discovered on an area of waste ground near Ballywaltrim last night.
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# defence-forces - Sunday 28 October, 2012
An army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion after being deployed to a residential area in Ardglen.
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# defence-forces - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Two males tried to escape on foot after being stopped by Gardai in the Cushlawn Estate; one had a suspicious device.
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# defence-forces - Friday 12 October, 2012
The bomb disposal team was deployed to Loreto College in Cavan Town.
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# defence-forces - Thursday 11 October, 2012
Speaking to the Public Accounts Committee this morning, Brendan Howlin said it would be unreasonable to take away such a large portion of pay from certain groups.
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# defence-forces - Monday 8 October, 2012
The Defence Forces have made this video showing the work of the armed teams who search suspect vessels suspected of smuggling drugs into Ireland.
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# defence-forces - Saturday 6 October, 2012
The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were discovered on a rural road outside Limerick City late last night.
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