and Irish defence decision makers to show how it could improve working life. Back then, the Defence Forces had 9,000 personnel — a far stronger position than today. The new rest entitlements for ...

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 Irish Defence Forces has struggled to retain soldiers in recent years, as private sector companies head-hunt our troops due to the quality of their training and skills. The established ...

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 ...

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 ...

A MEMBER OF the Irish Defence Forces will be sentenced next January for the rape of a fellow soldier at a Dublin hotel three years ago. Kielan Mooney (30) of Bloomfield Park, Derry, was convicted ...

Irish officers serving with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) assaulted by Israeli backed militia at At Tiri village, South Lebanon. The incident happened on the day Irish Defence ...

Irish police seize over €14 million in cocaine during a major operation in Mountmellick. Three arrests made, with ...

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 ...

The Defence Forces have been deployed to clear areas of compacted snow and ice The Irish Defence Forces have bolstered efforts to clear the areas of north Cork worst affected by compacted snow and ...

A Lebanese orphanage supported by the Irish Defence Forces has been severely damaged in an Israeli air strike. The orphanage, ...