‘As soon as I started the EMBA programme, I began to see the bigger world and other opportunities’
After a stellar career with the Defence Forces, Sharon McManus took a Smurfit Executive MBA course, which led her to a new ...
RTE Online10d
It's 1970 and the Irish army are plotting to invade Northern Ireland
The prospect of Irish Defence Forces making incursions into Northern Ireland was mooted after violence erupted there in 1969 ...
Irish Sun3d
Watershed moment for Defence Forces over ‘gamechanger’ deal with extra payments & free flights in push for 2k new troops
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 ...
Irish Examiner on MSN1d
Air Corps grounds planes over safety concerns about bolt tightening procedures
A safety audit has grounded Air Corps planes after concerns were raised about the tightening of bolts, including tool use ...
Independent.ie3d
Irish military not addressing cases of violence and criminality properly, report states
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 ...
Shephard Media24d
Incoming Irish government backs plans for larger defence force
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 Times21d
Military medicine graduation a ‘landmark’ for Defence Forces
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 ...