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# Defence Forces

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Irish Naval ship LÉ Eithne has rescued another 113 migrants off the coast of Libya
5 Jun 2015
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Pictures: 500 migrants rescued - as LÉ Eithne carries out THREE operations in 24 hours
29 May 2015
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Safe and well: Defence Forces medics return home from Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone
22 May 2015
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State surveillance: What the government and Gardaí don't want you to know
17 May 2015
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Galway farmer unearths 50-year-old explosives while digging drainage
6 May 2015
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This TD voted against Labour... but he's staying in the party
30 Apr 2015
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'No special honours' for soldiers, prison staff, gardaí who served during The Troubles
26 Apr 2015
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The Defence Forces are looking for drummers (and trumpet players, and woodwind...)
21 Apr 2015
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Joy and tears as Irish Golan Heights troops are reunited with their families
8 Apr 2015
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That broken government jet has FINALLY been sold off
30 Mar 2015
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The Defence Forces will deliver an Irish flag to every school in the country for 2016
24 Mar 2015
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Garda station shut down after bag of powder presented to gardaí
24 Mar 2015
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Above the clouds: These eclipse photos from the Irish Air Corps are pretty breathtaking
20 Mar 2015
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Hoax package with white powder sent to staff at psychiatric hospital
19 Mar 2015
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Here's what St. Patrick's Day looks like to Irish soldiers in war-torn hotspots
17 Mar 2015
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Kildare's Dermot Earley leads Defence Forces to glory in 2015 Páidí Ó Sé tournament
23 Feb 2015
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Houses evacuated in Cork after homemade bomb is found
13 Feb 2015
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'Crude' viable bomb made safe by army in Drumshanbo
12 Feb 2015
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Pipe bomb found in garden of Cork house
11 Feb 2015
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Meet the Irish Air Corps' secret weapon... Rihanna
7 Feb 2015
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Second historic grenade in three days made safe by bomb disposal team
27 Jan 2015
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Body of man who fell into River Nore recovered by naval divers
22 Jan 2015
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Are the British and Irish armies teaming up?
19 Jan 2015
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Evacuation as homemade bomb found at Ballymun building site
17 Jan 2015
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Viable homemade explosive device found at Mullingar house
13 Jan 2015
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Irish Defence Forces to assist with Ebola crisis in West Africa
6 Jan 2015
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This is what Christmas looked like for Irish troops serving overseas
26 Dec 2014
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'Bone marrow donation is not a tough procedure. Don't leave it to others, don't give it a second thought.'
Seán Gallagher
22 Dec 2014
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Bomb found in Cork city park
19 Dec 2014
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The Air Corps is helping map every centimetre of our coastline --- and here's how they're doing it
16 Dec 2014
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Army officer Paul Giblin is getting married tomorrow. He needs a bone marrow match by January
5 Dec 2014
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Cash-in-transit vans will no longer be protected by an armed escort
29 Nov 2014
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Here's a gender breakdown of our army and navy
29 Nov 2014
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Grand mild out, isn't it? ... Well, here's what Dublin looked like --- four years ago
28 Nov 2014
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Army almost called in to protect banks during the crisis
28 Nov 2014
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How should Ireland decide whether to send troops abroad?
22 Nov 2014
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Irish troops in Afghanistan are coming home
15 Nov 2014
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Bomb squad make safe two viable IEDs in Mayo
13 Nov 2014
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Defence Forces investigating after 'barbed wire tied around soldier's feet'
13 Nov 2014
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Photos: Irish Defence Forces prepare for action in Sweden
10 Nov 2014
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