# army - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# UN Mission
# UN Mission
347 Irish troops will deploy to South Lebanon in May as part of the UN Peacekeeping mission.
# army - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Commission
# Commission
The Minister for Defence said the report proposes “significant changes for the Defence Forces and Defence provision in Ireland”.
# army - Monday 20 December, 2021
# Hand It Back
# Hand It Back
Up to €20 million could be returned to the exchequer.
# army - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# Irish Defence Forces
# Irish Defence Forces
The annual conference of PDFORRA, which represents 6,500 military members, is taking place in Killarney.
# army - Wednesday 25 August, 2021
# Afghanistan Rescue
# Afghanistan Rescue
The security expert says every person evacuated from Kabul by the ARW will represent a life transformed, free of Taliban persecution.
# army - Sunday 1 August, 2021
# Myanmar
# Myanmar
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February.
# army - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The incorrect claim is being widely shared on social media.
# army - Wednesday 30 September, 2020
# Bomb Disposal
# Bomb Disposal
Gardaí and the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended the scene.
# army - Sunday 5 April, 2020
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The troops will be self-isolating for 14 days in line with HSE guidelines.
# army - Thursday 12 March, 2020
# Standby
# Standby
Members have been told to be prepared to provide assistance to civil authorities.
# army - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# Final Frontier
# Final Frontier
It will initially have about 200 people and a first-year budget of $40 million.
# army - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Officers today called for the provision of quarters for married couples or the introduction of a rent allowance to assist them.
# Retention Crisis
# Retention Crisis
Mark Mellett said he believes the organisation’s challenges will get worse before they get better.
# Bomb
# Bomb
The discussions in a Facebook group chat also mentioned targeting presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.
# army - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The government has said the changes would make Irish military careers more attractive.
# army - Saturday 17 August, 2019
# Operation Banner
# Operation Banner
Operation Banner began in August 1969 and lasted until 2007.
# army - Wednesday 10 July, 2019
# Navy Ships
# Navy Ships
Kehoe became embroiled in confusion over the weekend when he said two vessels were docked for maintenance reasons and not for staff shortages.
# army - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
# Retention Crisis
# Retention Crisis
There were 256 discharges in the first four months of 2019.
# army - Sunday 9 June, 2019
# Peacekeeping
# Peacekeeping
If approved this would be the first deployment of the ARW overseas in their special forces role since their deployment to Chad in 2008.
# army - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
Hundreds of people were also injured when a sit-in was forcefully broken up by the military.
# army - Thursday 30 May, 2019
# Security
# Security
Raco is calling for the introduction of an independent pay review body to help address the staff retention crisis.
# army - Friday 12 April, 2019
# Sudan
# Sudan
The country’s president Omar-al-Bashir was removed from power and detained by the army yesterday.
# army - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
# Investigation
# Investigation
The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation.
# army - Sunday 3 February, 2019
# Dublin
# Dublin
They were made aware of the suspected device at about 5pm.
# army - Friday 28 December, 2018
# Óglaigh Na HÉireann
# Óglaigh Na HÉireann
There are currently 650 members of the Defence Forces serving in 14 countries.
# army - Thursday 27 December, 2018
# Troops
# Troops
The US President says his concerns were for the First Lady, not for himself.
# army - Monday 24 December, 2018
# War
# War
The announcement that US troops would leave the war-racked country has shocked global partners and American politicians alike.
# army - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
# Commitment
From The42
# Commitment
Ireland’s Defence Forces are in the Netherlands where they will aim to book a place at next year’s World Military Games.
# army - Monday 12 November, 2018
# Army
# Army
The area was evacuated for a period yesterday.
# army - Sunday 7 October, 2018
# Soldiering Against Subversion
# Soldiering Against Subversion
A new book by an Irish retired member of the Defence Forces looks to shed light on the job they did during an intense period.
# army - Friday 21 September, 2018
# Army
From The42
# Army
32-year-old Salthill-Knocknacarra ace Sean Armstrong is stepping aside.
# army - Friday 7 September, 2018
# Army Recruitment
# Army Recruitment
It comes at a time when it’s claimed the Defence Forces is experiencing a recruitment crisis.
# army - Sunday 27 May, 2018
# Military Flights
# Military Flights
Since 2003, the gardaí have been allowed request support from the Defence Forces at the airport.
# army - Thursday 24 May, 2018
# Emile Cilliers
# Emile Cilliers
38-year-old Emile Cilliers tried to kill his wife twice, the other attempt involving a gas leak being caused on purpose at their home.
# army - Monday 26 March, 2018
# Terrorism
# Terrorism
The government wants to maintain a strength level of 9,500 personnel across the Army , Naval Service and Air Corps.
# army - Tuesday 6 February, 2018
# Joint Action
# Joint Action
The Cabinet approved the participation in the group which will be on standby from July to December 2020.
# army - Friday 2 February, 2018
# Saint Tropez
# Saint Tropez
The crash happened about 50 kilometres northwest of Saint-Tropez in southern France.
# army - Sunday 21 January, 2018
# A New Dawn
# A New Dawn
Almost 14,000 men and women applied to join the Defence Forces in 2017.
# army - Thursday 28 December, 2017
# Cathal Brugha Barracks
# Cathal Brugha Barracks
The drugs were seized by gardaí and brought to Rathmines Garda Station.
# army - Wednesday 27 December, 2017
# Poor Conditions
# Poor Conditions
The Minister for Defence told the Dáil that many vacant units are in a “very poor state of repair”.
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