# soldiers - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Himalayas
# Himalayas
Brawls erupt regularly between the Asian giants across their disputed 3,500-kilometre frontier, but no-one has been killed since 1975.
# soldiers - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
# Spain
# Spain
The army has been charged with helping to disinfect retirement homes in Spain.
# soldiers - Thursday 12 March, 2020
# Standby
# Standby
Members have been told to be prepared to provide assistance to civil authorities.
# soldiers - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
# Iraq Military Base
# Iraq Military Base
This evening, a volley of rockets hit the Taji air base north of Baghdad, which hosts troops from the US-led coalition helping local forces.
# soldiers - Friday 10 May, 2019
# West Africa
# West Africa
One American, one Korean and two French hostages were freed in the operation.
# soldiers - Thursday 14 March, 2019
# Bloody Sunday
# Bloody Sunday
The Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service announced its decision this morning.
# soldiers - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
Serious consideration is being given to sending a small contingent of the Irish Army Ranger Wing to Mali.
# soldiers - Sunday 6 January, 2019
# Syria
# Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the pair were part of the international anti-jihadist coalition, led by the United States.
# soldiers - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
# Workers Rights
# Workers Rights
PDFORRA, which represents soldiers, sailors and aircrew has been campaigning for trade union rights.
# soldiers - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
# Living Wage
# Living Wage
The government insists work is under way to address pay and conditions of Defence Forces personnel.
# Column
# Column
Dr Tom Clonan outlines his reasons for protesting at Leinster House today.
# soldiers - Saturday 2 June, 2018
# United Nations
# United Nations
The military and a number of rebel groups have drafted underage soldiers for years.
# soldiers - Saturday 31 March, 2018
# Gaza Protests
# Gaza Protests
Thousands of Gazans marched near the Israel border yesterday where Palestinian officials state Israeli soldiers opened fire.
# soldiers - Sunday 31 December, 2017
# Military Archives
# Military Archives
The Military Archives’ Oral History Project was launched earlier this year.
# soldiers - Saturday 23 December, 2017
# Missing You
# Missing You
There are 600 military personnel serving in 13 different countries around the world.
# soldiers - Sunday 17 December, 2017
# Terror
# Terror
Doctors and aid workers say that they are stunned at the sheer volume of rapes, and suspect only a fraction of women have come forward.
# soldiers - Sunday 22 October, 2017
# Public Pay Commission
# Public Pay Commission
The Public Pay Commission is to examine what are the main reasons for the recruitment and retention of staff in some sectors.
# soldiers - Friday 25 August, 2017
# Belgium
# Belgium
Local media report that the man attacked two soldiers with a knife on the boulevard Emile Jacqmain.
# soldiers - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
# Major Announcement
# Major Announcement
It is estimated that as many as 15,000 transgender people work in the US military.
# soldiers - Monday 10 July, 2017
# Hotel Rwanda Style
# Hotel Rwanda Style
The results “suggest a disconnect from the organisation itself” the researchers said.
# soldiers - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
# Debris Found
# Debris Found
Debris has been found in the search for the plane, which was carrying soldiers and their relatives.
# soldiers - Sunday 16 April, 2017
# Hope Springs
# Hope Springs
Hammam al-Alil’s sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the civilians fleeing it meet for a rare moment of relaxation.
# soldiers - Saturday 11 March, 2017
# Join Up
# Join Up
The Defence Forces took a different approach to its latest recruitment campaign.
# soldiers - Tuesday 15 November, 2016
# Public Pay
# Public Pay
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he has “no intention” of allowing the Defence Forces access to the Workplace Relations Commission or the Labour Court.
# soldiers - Friday 21 October, 2016
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The troops will be working as part of the United Nations alongside Finnish and Estonian troops.
# soldiers - Friday 30 September, 2016
# Work Life Balance
# Work Life Balance
A recent report found that 48% of personnel were satisfied with military life, compared to 64% in 2008.
# soldiers - Tuesday 13 September, 2016
# Army Syndicate
# Army Syndicate
“There are a few lads getting married soon and a couple are buying houses so it couldn’t have come at a better time for them.”
# soldiers - Thursday 30 June, 2016
# France
# France
The battle began on 1 July 1916.
# soldiers - Wednesday 13 January, 2016
# Freed
# Freed
The incident began after two Navy patrol boats drifted into Iranian territory late yesterday.
# soldiers - Saturday 2 January, 2016
# Abuse
# Abuse
An inquiry has heard evidence of at least 1,514 possible victims, 280 of whom are alleged to have been unlawfully killed.
# soldiers - Monday 28 December, 2015
# Rising Waters
# Rising Waters
Another thousand are on standby as further bad weather is expected.
# soldiers - Monday 21 December, 2015
# Missing You
# Missing You
There are 424 Irish military personnel serving in 15 countries around the world.
# Fundraising
# Fundraising
Mark Keating and Pajo spent three months walking through six countries together.
# soldiers - Wednesday 11 November, 2015
# Ww1
# Ww1
Patrick, from Dún Laoghaire, was one of the 49,000 Irish men that was killed in World War I.
# soldiers - Saturday 5 September, 2015
# Sleepover
# Sleepover
Some serious stuff went down at this year’s West Point pillow fight.
# soldiers - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
# The Rising
# The Rising
Minister for Defence Simon Coveney said the Defence Forces will be central to practically all of the events that will happen next year.
# soldiers - Sunday 21 June, 2015
# Pass The Tissues
# Pass The Tissues
They’re missing their dads today – and their own children.
# soldiers - Friday 15 May, 2015
# Earthquake
# Earthquake
It is unknown if there are any survivors.
# soldiers - Sunday 22 March, 2015
# Leak
# Leak
However, security sources believe the information was already in the public domain.
# soldiers - Friday 20 March, 2015
# London
# London
Brusthom Ziamani was found with a 12-inch knife and hammer.
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