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# Defence Forces

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Irish Navy revives infant found unconscious in Mediterranean as record numbers saved
26 Jun 2017
15.3k
58
Two Defence Forces members located after terror attack at Mali hotel
19 Jun 2017
27.3k
6
Four finds of remains at three separate sites in Wicklow Mountains believed to be of the same person
12 Jun 2017
72.8k
49
Bomb disposal unit called in after alleged suspicious device found beneath car in Dublin
11 Jun 2017
69.0k
22
'We have no future' - wives of defence forces march today over their spouses' working conditions
10 Jun 2017
20.8k
90
Defence Forces respond to 'suspect device' outside Cabinteely home
9 Jun 2017
21.2k
22
Air Corps controversy: Minister says reports on toxicity at Baldonnel 'can't be found'
19 May 2017
16.9k
29
Two men suing State over Air Corps chemical exposure say they have developed cancer
16 May 2017
21.5k
28
Army bomb squad neutralises WWI artillery shell in Co Donegal
2 May 2017
10.7k
11
Hand grenade 'used during War of Independence' found during renovations
24 Apr 2017
14.8k
14
59 members of the Defence Forces tested positive for illegal drugs in the past five years
22 Apr 2017
12.4k
32
Irish soldiers 'depend on loan sharks and welfare payments' to support their families
20 Apr 2017
23.3k
103
Wives and partners of Defence Forces members to hold nationwide protest today
20 Apr 2017
21.2k
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Illuminated and flown 24/7: Government Buildings' new plan for the tricolour
15 Apr 2017
13.2k
43
Irish soldiers who served in the Mediterranean to receive extra €15 a day
10 Apr 2017
15.2k
28
Defence Forces pilot suspended after admitting taking cocaine before random drug test
6 Apr 2017
29.0k
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Pictures: The Air Corps flew in formation across Dublin this morning
3 Apr 2017
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Houses evacuated in Kildare as army make two viable devices safe
14 Mar 2017
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11
Videogame nets Defence Forces 3,600 applicants from wannabe recruits
11 Mar 2017
17.6k
36
A number of homes evacuated as bomb disposal team attend scene in Tullamore
10 Mar 2017
14.0k
6
Looking for a job? The Defence Forces are recruiting 860 personnel
23 Feb 2017
26.7k
49
Homemade bomb found in Limerick city late last night
22 Feb 2017
13.8k
7
Defence Forces defuse two suspect devices in Cork city
21 Feb 2017
14.1k
8
Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon at risk from 'jihadist threat' says top general
19 Feb 2017
16.0k
29
Tom Clonan: Ireland never rewards whistleblowers like Maurice McCabe and me - it punishes us
Tom Clonan
11 Feb 2017
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Three bombs discovered in vehicle during garda search in Kildare
10 Feb 2017
26.9k
22
Alleged Air Corps chemical exposure victims call for investigator to be replaced
31 Jan 2017
9.9k
10
Secret Santa, selection boxes and teamwork: Christmas for Irish Defence Forces at Golan Heights
25 Dec 2016
7.6k
9
Serving in Lebanon for Christmas: 'I have Love Actually and Home Alone ready to go'
21 Dec 2016
13.8k
20
Not getting a promotion was the most common complaint in the Defence Forces last year
20 Dec 2016
10.2k
26
Defence Forces honoured with award for humanitarian and peacekeeping efforts
12 Dec 2016
6.4k
30
'Some navy officers rescuing migrants from the Med are on the minimum wage'
15 Nov 2016
19.5k
87
Garda reps say martial law was threatened - Taoiseach says it was never contemplated
4 Nov 2016
26.4k
59
"Your sexual orientation doesn't matter" - the Defence Forces launches its first LGBT network
22 Oct 2016
10.5k
32
A mock firefight and IED blast: Irish soldiers prepare for Lebanon
21 Oct 2016
10.9k
57
Giving anti-malaria drug Lariam to Irish troops "beggars belief", says support group
19 Oct 2016
14.7k
32
Defence Forces member hospitalised after incident during parachute jump
14 Oct 2016
14.7k
19
FactCheck: Was Willie O'Dea really not aware of concerns over Lariam, while he was Minister?
13 Oct 2016
18.8k
32
"Soldiers can’t afford fuel for 5 days a week - some take a day’s leave to save them the trip"
6 Oct 2016
30.5k
81
No changes to drug testing in Defence Forces despite record number of failed tests
4 Oct 2016
10.0k
9
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