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# Defence Forces

All time
'Myself and the children are devastated': Soldiers due to return to Ireland tomorrow face 'unacceptable' delay
3 Apr 2019
46.6k
31
Decision to end migrant rescue operation labelled 'outrageous abdication of responsibilities'
1 Apr 2019
16.7k
14
Massacre of 160 people in Mali 'underlines need for international presence', Dept Defence says
1 Apr 2019
14.8k
56
Former soldier settles case over health problems he claims were caused by anti-malaria drug
19 Mar 2019
19.8k
Defence Forces personnel recognised for their role in south Lebanon at special ceremony
18 Mar 2019
17.0k
16
'I don't believe Irish citizens go there on their holidays': Flanagan says State will work to bring Lisa Smith back from Syria
10 Mar 2019
64.8k
148
Irish Defence Forces mission in Mali extended by 12 months
26 Feb 2019
23.2k
25
Investigation launched after Defence Forces member accidentally discharges weapon at petrol station
16 Feb 2019
43.3k
52
Charity to bring tricolour sleeping bags to Dublin streets to highlight plight of homeless veterans
11 Feb 2019
18.1k
58
Standing up to extremists and freeing hostages: Varadkar praises Defence Forces as new cadets are sworn in
4 Feb 2019
18.6k
41
Gardaí attend scene after suspect device reported in Edenmore
3 Feb 2019
25.3k
11
This new online game will train military, police and peacekeepers in soft skills
13 Jan 2019
11.3k
8
Irish fishing vessel detained by Naval Service off west coast
11 Jan 2019
20.0k
21
Varadkar to travel to Mali today to meet with Irish Defence Forces serving abroad
6 Jan 2019
8.7k
42
Bomb disposal, prison security, peacekeeping - The work of the Irish Defence Forces in 2018
28 Dec 2018
12.4k
7
Looking for a job? Ireland's Naval Service has launched a new recruitment campaign
28 Dec 2018
34.7k
40
Defence Forces' bomb disposal team makes device safe at Clare recycling plant
22 Dec 2018
15.5k
6
Army bomb squad called to remove two explosive devices from property in Louth
20 Dec 2018
13.9k
6
Navy detains Irish fishing vessel off Mizen Head
4 Dec 2018
39.1k
34
'Our members deserve better': Concern over failure to fill Defence Forces psychiatrist role after no-one applies for job
28 Nov 2018
19.5k
86
'A retention crisis': Concerns raised as numbers serving in Defence Forces drops below 9,000
4 Nov 2018
23.0k
70
'Ramos makes more mistakes than me' - Lovren takes swipe at Real Madrid star
2 Nov 2018
4.3k
9
'Inappropriate for a family occasion': Complaints after Defence Forces video shown at All Ireland semi-final
1 Nov 2018
41.9k
73
Army bomb squad called to An Post sorting office after discovery of 'suspicious package'
16 Oct 2018
15.8k
15
'The serving and sacrifice Irish soldiers put in during the Troubles - it has never been recognised'
7 Oct 2018
25.2k
36
Return of 119 troops from Syria delayed for two weeks over error in clearance to travel through Lebanon
3 Oct 2018
13.5k
33
Union membership for soldiers should be considered, finds review
2 Oct 2018
9.2k
39
'Are we prepared? We are not': Brexit hard border warning from former Troubles soldier
2 Oct 2018
17.2k
15
'Compliments and commendations don't put meals on tables': Defence Forces families march on Leinster House
19 Sep 2018
12.6k
40
'Give our defence forces a living wage': Why I'm marching on the Dáil today
Tom Clonan
19 Sep 2018
29.1k
71
'If we don't pay our Defence Forces a decent wage, we will lose talented, educated young people'
Eoin Scarlett
10 Sep 2018
24.8k
80
Error in selection process leads Defence Forces to withdraw employment offer from four new recruits
7 Sep 2018
40.6k
23
Peacekeeping and disabilites on the agenda as Sean Gallagher to formally begin presidential campaign
3 Sep 2018
16.9k
64
'We always turn up and we always will': Ireland's frontline workers are getting their own day of recognition
1 Sep 2018
17.0k
17
'We were given the baton': How Ireland's Defence Forces helped with significant cocaine seizure in UK
31 Aug 2018
18.9k
17
Five men arrested and drugs seized as Defence Forces assist in inter-agency operation at sea
30 Aug 2018
18.9k
20
'Exposure to infectious diseases deeply worrying': Soldiers forced to bed down close to needles in Phoenix Park
27 Aug 2018
57.3k
93
'Morale is on the floor': Defence Forces to be paid just €47.59 per day for extra work during Pope visit
16 Aug 2018
34.7k
105
Air Corps deployed to battle blazes in six different counties
5 Jul 2018
20.7k
15
Pride and sacrifice: Marking 60 years of Irish participation in peacekeeping missions
24 Jun 2018
7.7k
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