He is a graduate of the Defence Forces' Senior Command and Staff Course and the US Army Command and General Staff College.

The Irish Army is a third short of the minimal level of forces the Government believes is required to adequately protect the ...

The return of Trump to the White House is tearing up relationships between old allies and Ireland faces some big questions ...

Ireland’s air force, An tAerchór – the Irish Air Corps – doesn’t have a single fighter jet in its fleet. Ireland is not alone ...

DRAFT legislation to amend Ireland’s “triple lock” on the deployment of Defence Forces peacekeepers overseas will be brought to cabinet this week, Tanaiste Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris said ...

Ireland’s planned purchase of combat jets and the development of a long-overdue national radar system mark a historic turning ...

The big obstacle to participating in Peace Keeping missions has been the neglect of the Defence Forces by successive governments, which led to Irish troops withdrawing from the Golan Heights.

Draft legislation to amend Ireland’s “triple lock” on the deployment of Defence Forces peacekeepers overseas will be brought ...

The Department of Defence has failed to spend more than €220m of its budget allocation over the past decade, Extra.ie has learned.

He is calling for closer bilateral co-operation between the Irish Defence Forces and others, such as the British and French. "You need to have a commitment across a broad spectrum of capabilities ...

Ireland's Taoiseach and Tánaiste say the Triple Lock reform won't affect Irish neutrality - Sinn Féin wants the reforms put to a referendum.

The youth, who cannot be identified due to his age, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court last month to the attempted ...