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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The Irish Defence Forces are set to bolster their aerial capabilities with the acquisition of four Airbus H145M helicopters. Airbus Helicopters UK has secured the contract for these helicopters ...

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 ...

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 ...