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Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Irish Defence Forces, has launched an operation to donate 30 non-lethal military vehicles to aid Ukraine in the ongoing war against Russia. The first of four convoys of Irish ...

Two convoys of vehicles from the Irish Defence Forces' stock have arrived in Poland for donation to Ukraine, Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris TD, confirmed today, Thursday, ...

The ARW was officially activated on March 16, 1980 (which means that these very words are being typed on the unit’s forty-fifth birthday). Although an Army unit, personnel from the Naval Service and ...

The capture off the Waterford coast of the MV Matthew by the Army Ranger Wing (ARW) saw €157m worth of cocaine seized in a ...

This senior Defence Forces officer is making final preparations to lead a dangerous peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon - but nobody knows how many soldiers will be on the plane with him.

A €91.7 million contract to replace Ireland’s existing EC135 fleet was awarded to Airbus Helicopters, with deliveries to commence in 2027. Ireland’s EC135s have been in service since 2003, with the ...

The election of Catherine Connolly as Ireland’s President will raise concerns in Europe about a shift in Ireland towards ...

The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin is facing calls from senior backbench politicians in his party, Fianna ...

The Retired Enlisted Members’ Association says pension abatement rules unfairly penalise former Defence Forces personnel ...

Members of the Defence Forces have joined a search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield in Belgium, as a campaign to try repatriate the Irish war hero back to Ireland enters its final phase.

Defence Secretary John Healey has been accused of “failing to deny £2.6 billion of cuts” to defence by the Conservatives. Tory frontbencher David Reed told MPs that “multiple media outlets” have ...