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# Defence Forces

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First female Defence Forces officer achieves rank of Major General
Former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith wins appeal against UK entry ban
'Soldiers come home with addiction problems and PTSD, but there's no real support'
Two women arrested after refusing to go to quarantine hotel after returning from Dubai
Viable device made safe and removed by army bomb squad in Dublin this afternoon
'You were sleeping with one eye open': Defence Forces whistleblower revelations lead to more disclosures of sexual assault
Coveney urges anyone with information on alleged abuse in the Curragh to contact gardaí
Covid-19 testing centre at Aviva Stadium stood down by Defence Forces
Defence Forces facing 'serious problems' with recruitment and retention
Man convicted of murder of two Irish soldiers in Lebanon in 1980
Cabinet approves setting up Defence Forces Commission to examine issues like recruitment and pay
Debunked: No, the Army is not going to chip children in schools so they can monitor them
Irish Captain: 'Local mayors have to hold talks with a woman - that wouldn’t have happened a few years ago'
French fishing vessel detained by Naval Service off Cork coast
Tom Clonan: Our Defence Forces are effectively on life-support
Viable device made safe and removed by army bomb squad in Dublin this morning
Former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith returned for trial at Special Criminal Court
Defence Forces attempted to track down mystery male responsible for infamous viral WhatsApp voicenote
Another delay in the case of former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith
Army bomb squad called to Harold's Cross after historical artillery shell found
Over 100 peacekeeping troops arrive home from Lebanon after Covid-19 delay
Irish troops in Lebanon to return home at the end of next month after Covid-19 delay
Investigation begins after door falls from Air Corps helicopter and lands on Dublin school grounds
War of Independence mills grenade made safe after being found in Dublin canal
The case of former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith has been adjourned for three months
Irish troops return home after six month deployment in Syria
'Everyone has been told to get a bag ready' - Shels defender on stand-by to be deployed by the Army
About 40,000 people in Ireland waiting for Covid-19 test, all told to self-isolate while they wait
Debunked: No, the 'lockdown' isn't here - that's the Defence Forces setting up a testing site on Dublin's quays
Debunked: Despite what those WhatsApp messages predicted, the country has not gone into lockdown in the past two days
80 Defence Forces cadets are being trained in Covid-19 contact tracing
Taoiseach says Defence Forces members 'stand ready' to support civil authorities if necessary
Three Irish soldiers injured in Mali after device explodes near convoy
Pair make history as first ever mother-daughter duo to serve with the Defence Forces
Divers recover body in search for missing Wexford fisherman
Ireland's LÉ Róisín to undergo €250,000 facelift as equipment becomes 'obsolete'
More than 2,500 Defence Forces personnel deployed for Trump and Pence visits
'Don't have too much fun without us': Christmas messages from Irish soldiers working abroad
Defence Forces finally fill psychiatrist role after nearly two-year long vacancy
Lisa Smith and her daughter expected to return to Ireland this weekend