# department-of-defence - Sunday 4 November, 2018
As of 30 September, permanent Defence Forces numbers dropped to 8,989.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
The issue emerged on Monday morning as the troops were preparing to return from UN peacekeeping.
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# department-of-defence - Thursday 16 August, 2018
Soldiers have to provide assistance when requested to do so, but groups say they are not being compensated adequately.
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# department-of-defence - Thursday 4 January, 2018
The scheme will provide support up to €20,000 for those who meet the eligibility criteria.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 24 October, 2017
A new collection of documents relating to the revolutionary period have been released.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
The men claim they were exposed to dangerous levels of toxins when they worked at Baldonnel Airfield.
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# department-of-defence - Saturday 10 June, 2017
Wives and Partners of the Defence Forces (WPDF) is set to march on the Department of Defence in Newbridge, Co Kildare, this afternoon.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 16 May, 2017
The ship has since gone up for sale for €683,000 by a private seller.
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# department-of-defence - Monday 15 May, 2017
It’s being sold by the Dutch ship broker who bought it earlier this year.
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# department-of-defence - Thursday 5 May, 2016
An Bord Pleanala is due to make a decision on the incinerator in July.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 8 July, 2015
Crew members are entitled to a higher daily allowance, according to an association representing personnel.
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# department-of-defence - Saturday 9 August, 2014
More than €2.9 million has been spent on such equipment since 2011.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
Minister Coveney said Lebanon is the only jurisdiction that can pursue a prosecution.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
Many powers over the day-to-day running of the Defence Minister have been delegated to the government chief whip Paul Kehoe following Cabinet approval today.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
The government has previously said it would be too costly to carry out repairs to the ageing properties.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 29 January, 2014
The Defence Forces said gardaí and Military Police investigations are ongoing.
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# department-of-defence - Friday 8 February, 2013
The dual minister assures that despite commanding both Gardaí and Army, he has “no interest of posing a threat to the State”.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Thousands of Defence Forces personnel who were persecuted by the Irish government for fighting with the Allies in World War II will receive a formal pardon in the new year.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
PDFORRA has said members are not entitled to overtime and so allowances are part of core pay.
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# department-of-defence - Monday 3 September, 2012
The government and Defence Forces have denied speculation that training for Army and Naval reservists has been “shut down”.
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# department-of-defence - Thursday 19 April, 2012
The government is seeking tenders to sell off a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 – with “no warranty” on its condition.
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# department-of-defence - Sunday 1 April, 2012
Alan Shatter says there are no plans to get rid of the Gulfstream jet – which Tony Killeen said was to be phased out.
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# department-of-defence - Friday 17 February, 2012
The Minister said leasing separate training facilities in towns whose barracks shut down would cut costs significantly.
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# department-of-defence - Thursday 9 February, 2012
The department is seeking to rent military training premises in Cavan, Mullingar, Castlebar and Clonmel – where it already owns barracks buildings.
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# department-of-defence - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Thousands of Irish soldiers fled the Defence Forces to fight for the Allies in World War II. They were persecuted upon their return to Ireland.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 3 January, 2012
The matter has been referred to the Attorney General ahead of a BBC documentary which will outline the plight of many Irish soldiers who fought against fascism in World War II.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
Junior defence minister Paul Kehoe says closing four rural barracks will help make the Defence Forces “more professional”.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 15 November, 2011
Military barracks at Mullingar, Cavan, Clonmel and Castlebar are to close, with 515 military and 25 civilian staff to be relocated.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 4 October, 2011
Dept of Defence says no government decisions have been made on the closures, which are reported to include barracks in Cavan, Mullingar, Clonmel, Kilkenny and Castlebar.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 8 March, 2011
Éamon Ó Cuív says he has ordered his department to safeguard the Irish-speaking battalion based in his constituency.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 19 October, 2010
The US Department of Defence urges news media not to publish the files about to be unveiled on the whistleblower website.
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# department-of-defence - Tuesday 14 September, 2010
‘Operation Dark Heart’ exposes army operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. America, therefore, wants to buy every copy.
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# department-of-defence - Saturday 4 September, 2010
A 2006 investigation uncovered regular purchases of illegal images – but only a handful were ever investigated.
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