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# Defence Forces

All time
Private faces discharge for pointing loaded rifle while 'having a laugh' in barracks
10 Jun 2018
18.8k
It's cost €60k this year to have the army help out when US military planes land at Shannon Airport
27 May 2018
14.3k
35
Suspect substance found during passenger screening at Dublin Airport
30 Apr 2018
34.3k
10
Defence Forces conduct exercise to help prepare for 'dirty bomb' attacks
26 Apr 2018
11.9k
32
'I didn't actually speak to Brian Cody for the whole six months I was out there'
9 Apr 2018
30.3k
0
Army bomb squad called to Terenure after donor accidentally handed in 'grenade'
29 Mar 2018
46.7k
28
Defence Forces looking to recruit 480 people to help 'defend against modern threats'
26 Mar 2018
60.8k
89
Emergency Department attendances rise sharply today in wake of Storm Emma
5 Mar 2018
13.4k
19
Michael D Higgins praises people who are working to provide essential services during storm
1 Mar 2018
14.8k
42
Surge in women joining Defence Forces after €360,000 is spent on recruitment campaigns
21 Jan 2018
19.4k
47
Mass graves in Rwanda and trying to break the Jadotville seige: Listen to these pieces of Defence Forces history
31 Dec 2017
12.1k
6
Why aren't unused army barracks used to provide shelter for the homeless?
27 Dec 2017
14.0k
52
'I'll be home soon': Christmas messages from Irish soldiers serving abroad
23 Dec 2017
7.9k
6
Defence Forces 'facing challenges' in fulfilling its gender targets
22 Dec 2017
9.7k
46
'It’s tough to be away from home': Varadkar visiting Irish troops in Lebanon
21 Dec 2017
13.1k
76
Defence Forces officer launches court challenge over report into corruption allegations
12 Dec 2017
16.0k
Photos: More than 500 members of Defence Forces take part in major terrorist incident exercise
6 Dec 2017
26.2k
46
'You're talking about going to war': TDs concerned EU defence deal could lead to Ireland joining a European army
2 Dec 2017
31.8k
123
'Families are living in poverty': Wives of defence forces holding a 24 hour vigil outside Leinster House
30 Nov 2017
14.3k
104
Attempts to dismiss serving Air Corps whistleblower on medical grounds 'not a disciplinary procedure'
30 Nov 2017
17.1k
11
Thirsty troops will now have to pay €3.10 for a pint of Guinness
25 Nov 2017
49.4k
69
Army detonates bomb with controlled explosion in Carlow
16 Nov 2017
18.0k
9
IRA spies and 10-year-old dispatch carriers: Inside newly-released military docs
24 Oct 2017
18.1k
14
Ombudsman rejects complaint that Defence Forces member was subjected to 'bullying, intimidation and harassment'
21 Oct 2017
11.2k
21
Houses evacuated as bomb squad makes explosive device safe in Limerick
18 Oct 2017
11.2k
12
Limerick homes evacuated as Army Bomb Disposal Team explode grenade found in the area
17 Oct 2017
12.4k
8
Over 1,000 Defence Forces members bought their way out in the last five years
3 Oct 2017
27.7k
75
On the hunt for a job? The Defence Forces have launched a new recruitment campaign
28 Sep 2017
25.2k
30
Homeless Defence Forces family offered council home
5 Sep 2017
17.7k
37
Irish Navy helps rescue over 200 migrants
31 Aug 2017
13.0k
112
Minister says emergency agency should be set up as army pitches in for second day in Donegal
26 Aug 2017
13.6k
22
Man in his 50s arrested after suspected bomb discovered at Tallaght home
24 Aug 2017
17.8k
19
Bomb squad called in after 'suspect device' thrown at home in north Dublin suburb
21 Aug 2017
47.1k
12
Properties evacuated after suspect device is found in Dundalk
11 Aug 2017
12.2k
25
Varadkar says transgender people will never be banned from serving in Irish Defence Forces
29 Jul 2017
13.5k
79
Irish Navy member commanding officer brought to court over duty-free cigarettes
17 Jul 2017
31.6k
'Medals don't feed families': Report says poor pay and conditions causing exodus in Defence Forces
10 Jul 2017
16.1k
58
Thomond Bridge in Limerick re-opened after WW1 grenade found
5 Jul 2017
15.5k
9
'People who've suffered for our country should get the support they deserve'
28 Jun 2017
10.4k
46
Irish Navy revives infant found unconscious in Mediterranean as record numbers saved
26 Jun 2017
15.3k
58
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