A senior medical officer became Ireland’s first graduate of military medicine in what has been described as a “landmark” development for the Defence Forces. Comdt (Dr) Fiachra Lambe ...

ALMOST one in 10 Defence Forces members are leaving every year ... at 7,557 last year compared to 7,550 in 2023. However, the Irish military is still 2,000 members short of the 9,500 it needs ...

His remarks come amid the increased focus on defence within the EU and growing apprehension about the Trump administration’s attitude towards European security. The Defence Forces is currently ...

Photos circulating on social media show an Irish Defence Forces Ford Transit Minibus Crew Cab stopped halfway through a wall. The wall is on a narrow section of the Old Youghal Road at the end of ...

The Defence Forces have launched an investigation into an incident in which one of their trucks collided with a car in Dublin earlier this year. Video circulating of the incident shows a small car ...

It has been more than six weeks since the Irish general election ... LoA 3 was one option offered in a Commission on the Defence Forces report released in 2022 but “move as quickly as possible” is a ...

The external oversight body (EOB) for the Defence Forces has said it is disappointed to still be finding out about serious cases against serving members through the media. Join the Irish ...

You can check out at any time. More info A member of the Irish Defence Forces who “spurned the consensual offer that was made to him in a selfish, arrogant and forceful way” has been jailed ...

Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner he will establish a new Oireachtas committee on security and defence as there is a “need to create debate” on Ireland’s role within Europe and our ...

An Irish soldier from Londonderry has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a fellow member of the Irish Defence Forces in a Dublin hotel. Kielan Mooney, 30, of Bloomfield Park, Derry ...

Photo: Collins A member of the Irish Defence Forces who arrogantly “spurned the consensual offer that was made to him” has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for the rape of a fellow ...