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McGrath hits out in Dail at delay in bringing peacekeeping troops home from Syria

There are up to ten troops from South Tipperary stranded in Syria whose homecominghas has been delayed by about two weeks. The troops, due home last Wednesday, may not arrive home now until October 16th. Speaking in the Dail today Deputy Mattie ...

04 Oct 2018 at 16:39

National News

Military harassment concerns to be tackled, says new Defence Forces chief

The new Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces has said he is "absolutely committed" to addressing the concerns raised in the Women of Honour documentary. Lieutenant General Seán Clancy was promoted to the appointment by the government ...

30 Sept 2021 at 13:31

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Defence Forces to recruit 800 new entrants in 2018

The Irish Defence Forces are aiming to recruit 480 people, Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, has announced. The launch of 2018’s first Defence Forces General Service Recruitment Competition aims to build on last year’s ...

28 Mar 2018 at 12:46

National News

Ireland no soft touch for transatlantic drug traffickers, says justice minister

The biggest drugs seizure in the history of the Irish state proves the country is not a soft touch for traffickers, Ireland’s justice minister has said. Helen McEntee said Ireland was “very much in the game” in efforts to prevent drug ...

28 Sept 2023 at 11:26

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Man in his 50's suffers serious injuries following explosion in Dublin

Gardaí and emergency services are currently attending the scene of an explosion that occurred at a residence in Tallaght, Dublin 24, this morning, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. A man, aged in his 50s, has been removed from the scene to ...

26 Mar 2025 at 15:14

Tanaiste accused of ‘disgraceful cop-out’ over Defence Forces Tribunal deadline

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Tanaiste accused of ‘disgraceful cop-out’ over tribunal deadline

The Tanaiste’s refusal to intervene in a looming deadline for the Defence Forces Tribunal is “disgraceful and a complete cop-out”, a representative group has said. The Women of Honour group asked Micheal Martin and Taoiseach Simon ...

30 Sept 2024 at 14:15

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Irish Defence Forces battalion returns from 6 month peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

The final rotation of an Irish Defence Forces battalion has returned from a six month peacekeeping mission in the Middle East. One hundred and ninety troops were welcomed back on Irish soil by Óglaigh na hÉireann, which stated ...

02 Dec 2021 at 13:56

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Family day at Defence Forces Kilkenny barracks this month

A Defence Forces family day will take place in Stephen's Barracks, Kilkenny, on July 26 from 2-4pm. There will be displays in weapons, military vehicles, unarmed combat, crowd riot control and much more. There will also be ...

18 Jul 2019 at 17:04

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Minute of silence for the late Pte. Seán Rooney observed at Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District meeting

A vote of sympathy was passed at Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District's December meeting to the family of Defence Forces Pte. Seán Rooney from Dundalk who was killed in an attack in the Lebanon last Wednesday. ...

19 Dec 2022 at 10:20

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Coveney to establish independent review of Defence Forces harassment 'in coming weeks'

The Minister for Defence intends to establish an independent review of reported harassment in the Defence Forces "in the coming weeks". Minister Simon Coveney made the comments yesterday at the Biennial ...

24 Nov 2021 at 10:56

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Seventh man arrested in probe into record drugs haul seized on cargo ship

A seventh man has been arrested by Irish police investigating the state’s largest ever drugs seizure. Almost 160 million euro worth of cocaine was found onboard a Panamanian registered cargo ship when ...

28 Sept 2023 at 19:20

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Lt Gen Sean Clancy takes up role as new Defence Forces Chief of Staff

The new Defence Forces Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Sean Clancy, formally took up his new role yesterday. Lt Gen Clancy joined the Irish Defence Forces in 1984 as a cadet and commenced his flight training ...

30 Sept 2021 at 16:57

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