# military - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Baby Formula
# Baby Formula
The shortage has left many parents frantic and fearful their infants may starve.
# military - Friday 15 April, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
A freshly released poll shows little support for a change in Ireland’s neutral stance.
# military - Monday 7 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have continued to call for direct air-support from the international community.
# military - Thursday 3 March, 2022
# War In Ukraine
# War In Ukraine
The security analyst says that it would appear at this point that the Russians are seeking to cut Ukraine in two.
# military - Thursday 10 February, 2022
# Analysis
# Analysis
The Commission report is a study in accepting the modernisation of a long neglected force, writes Niall O’Connor.
# military - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Military
# Military
A new report calls for major increases in Government spending on the Defence Forces.
# Commission
# Commission
The Minister for Defence said the report proposes “significant changes for the Defence Forces and Defence provision in Ireland”.
# military - Sunday 30 January, 2022
# Military
# Military
It comes after Coveney confirmed that Russia is to relocate its military drills outside Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
# military - Saturday 29 January, 2022
# Analysis
# Analysis
Security expert Declan Power equates the Russian exercise to a burglar testing the windows of a house.
# military - Monday 24 January, 2022
# Russia
# Russia
The Russian ambassador to Ireland said “there are no problems” with the planned military exercises.
# military - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Myanmar
# Myanmar
Photos of the attack have spread on social media in Myanmar, fuelling outrage against the military.
# military - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Offensive
# Offensive
The UN says at least 241,000 people have been displaced since May.
# military - Sunday 1 August, 2021
# Vice Admiral Mark Mellett
Vice Admiral Mark Mellett is set to retire in the coming months from his role as Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces. In a wide-ranging interview Mellett spoke at length about funding difficulties. He also believes that the future of defence lies in a combination of cyber and traditional roles.
# military - Thursday 8 July, 2021
# Military
# Military
The US is seeking to end a war that has lasted nearly 20 years.
# military - Saturday 3 April, 2021
# Veterans
# Veterans
More needs to be done to help veterans who previously served in the Defence Forces, the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel has said.
# military - Thursday 19 November, 2020
# Military Inquiry
# Military Inquiry
The findings recommended 19 soldiers be investigated by police for possible charges, including murder.
# military - Thursday 17 September, 2020
It marks the third time in six days the Typhoons have been scrambled in response to Russian planes.
# military - Saturday 5 September, 2020
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will lay a wreath at a ceremony in Dublin.
# military - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
A 24-day run with no new cases was broken yesterday when it emerged two women who recently arrived from Britain were allowed out of quarantine.
# military - Monday 16 March, 2020
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
No: that WhatsApp message about a military lockdown, that went viral at the weekend, is not true.
# military - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# Final Frontier
# Final Frontier
It will initially have about 200 people and a first-year budget of $40 million.
# military - Monday 18 November, 2019
# War Crimes
# War Crimes
A BBC Panorama programme claims that killings of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq have been covered up.
# military - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
# Bomb
# Bomb
The discussions in a Facebook group chat also mentioned targeting presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.
# military - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
# Retention Crisis
# Retention Crisis
There were 256 discharges in the first four months of 2019.
# military - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
Hundreds of people were also injured when a sit-in was forcefully broken up by the military.
# military - Friday 12 April, 2019
# Sudan
# Sudan
The country’s president Omar-al-Bashir was removed from power and detained by the army yesterday.
# military - Tuesday 22 January, 2019
# Military
# Military
The high court today reversed lower-court orders preventing the Pentagon from implementing its plans.
# military - Sunday 13 January, 2019
# Gaming For Peace
# Gaming For Peace
It’s planned that Gaming for Peace will be available to military, police and civilian personnel in EU missions.
# military - Sunday 6 January, 2019
The military said Friday that Al-Qaeda operative Jamal al-Badawi was believed to have been killed in a precision strike in Yemen.
# military - Monday 12 November, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
As EU military and defence spending skyrockets, Ireland’s commitment to defence co-operation compromises its neutrality, writes Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP
# military - Friday 17 August, 2018
# On Hold
# On Hold
Trump had ordered the show of air power after being impressed by France’s Bastille Day parade last year.
# military - Saturday 23 June, 2018
# Pentagon
# Pentagon
The move comes in a bid to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
# military - Tuesday 3 April, 2018
# Military
# Military
Trump made his latest comments during a White House meeting with Baltic leaders.
# military - Saturday 24 March, 2018
# Limited Circumstances
# Limited Circumstances
Trump’s push for a ban, announced in a tweet last summer, has been challenged in the courts.
# military - Thursday 1 March, 2018
# Invincible
# Invincible
Putin made the comments during his state of the nation speech today.
# military - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
# Show Of Force
# Show Of Force
Critics attacked the move, with one congressman saying Trump was acting “more like dictator than president”.
# military - Thursday 21 December, 2017
# Tension
# Tension
The soldier cross the border in thick fog and made his way to a guard post.
# military - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe’s decision to fire his vice president has led to political uncertainty.
# military - Friday 3 November, 2017
# Military
# Military
The US soldier deserted his Afghanistan post only to be held captive by insurgents for five years.
# military - Saturday 28 October, 2017
# Tension
# Tension
Pyongyang in recent months has sparked global alarm by conducting a sixth nuclear test and test-launching missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.
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