22 h. ago Six arrested following attack on Irish Unifil peacekeepers, Lebanese army says

Defence Forces soldiers in armoured vehicles came under fire on Thursday evening from men on mopeds

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31 h. ago Senior gardaí query ‘weak’ response from Defence Forces to rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit

Questions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shots

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31 h. ago Senior gardaí express annoyance over Defence Forces’ response to rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit

Questions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shots

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51 h. ago Donegal troops safe after army comes under ‘small arms fire’ in Lebanon

Members of the Irish Defence Forces, including some based at Finner Camp, have come under “small arms fire” in south… The post Donegal troops safe after army comes under ‘small arms fire’ in Lebanon appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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8 d. ago Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Ireland scrapped as his chief of staff resigns amid corruption investigation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Ireland scrapped as his chief of staff resigns amid corruption investigation  The Irish Independent

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1 week ago Former member of Defence Forces pleads not guilty to murder of pensioner found shot dead at Kerry home

Thomas Carroll, the accused, and Patrick O’Mahony, the deceased, had been friends over many decades, trial told

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1 week ago Former Defence Forces member pleads not guilty to murder of his elderly friend

A post mortem confirmed that Mr O’Mahony had suffered a single gunshot wound.

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1 week ago Former army sergeant takes charge of deer management in Donegal

Featured photo by Joseph Brennan, Fintown. A former senior member of the defence forces has been appointed as the deer… The post Former army sergeant takes charge of deer management in Donegal appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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1 week ago Minister for Defence told to provide details of people who may have ignored abuse complaints

Defence Forces initially claimed providing the information could be a breach of data protection

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2 w. ago Three arrested after vehicle enters unauthorised area at Shannon Airport

Incident required response of Defence Forces and gardai

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2 w. ago Helen McEntee briefed on Russian spy ship movements by military chief

At least one Naval vessel and a maritime patrol aircraft on standby in case ship changes course

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2 w. ago Defence Forces may deploy ship to monitor Russian vessel in Irish waters

At least one Naval Service vessel and a maritime patrol aircraft on standby, say sources

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3 w. ago Government appoints new Assistant Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces

Brigadier General Neil Nolan has served for more that 35 years as an infantry officer.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer defies calls to sack Irish chief of staff Morgan McSweeney

Calls from Labour MPs for Irishman Morgan McSweeney’s resignation

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3 w. ago Michael McDowell: How many Irish women and men could rally to the flag and handle an automatic weapon?

Ireland’s Defence Forces has been allowed to atrophy, while we complacently ignore threats to national security

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