Officials surprised by Russian criticism of Defence Forces reportComments on security risks had been cleared by Foreign AffairsFri Feb 11 2022 - 21:35
Commission criticises Defence Forces’ ‘masculine’ cultureReport echoes complaints made by Women of Honour as President meets with groupWed Feb 09 2022 - 18:39
Recommended Defence Forces upgrades will be huge ask, says CoveneyMilitary representatives give commission’s reform and funding proposals cautious welcomeWed Feb 09 2022 - 16:50
Growing risk of Ireland’s land, sea, air being used for attack by belligerent powers – Defence reportForces ‘not equipped’ to deal with outside threats, Commission calls for 200% budget increaseWed Feb 09 2022 - 01:00
How Ireland’s military would look under proposed overhaulCommission calls for much stronger navy, governance changes and removal of barriers to women’s progressionTue Feb 08 2022 - 21:00
Activities of Russia and China named among most severe threats to Irish securityReport to recommend most far reaching reforms in Defence Forces historyTue Feb 08 2022 - 14:31
Dozens of soldiers attended party outside Covid taskforce HQ during lockdownSimon Coveney orders external review to be undertaken by a senior counselMon Feb 07 2022 - 23:27
New report to recommend overhaul of Defence Forces command structureCommission on the Defence Forces review is set to be published on WednesdayMon Feb 07 2022 - 21:23
New ‘contemporary’ Garda uniforms rolled out for all frontline membersUniform change is third in An Garda Síochána’s 100 year historyMon Feb 07 2022 - 15:27
Big rise in compensation payments for damage caused by gardaíFigures show more than €200,000 recently paid out due to property damage in raidsMon Feb 07 2022 - 03:30
Army officer under investigation for alleged attempted groping at military HQIncident alleged to have taken place following a gathering during Covid-19 lockdownFri Feb 04 2022 - 21:10
Russian, US, French and UK warships spotted off south coast by Defence ForcesVessels are outside Irish territorial waters, therefore acting in line with maritime lawThu Feb 03 2022 - 19:50
State ‘ignores’ soldiers who died in Civil War, claims Defence Forces officerNo event to honour National Army but those who fought in first World War are celebratedThu Feb 03 2022 - 17:56
Opposition piles on pressure over Foreign Affairs ‘champagne party’Martin rejects criticisms, calling SF’s position ‘hypocritical’ due to funeral of Bobby StoreyTue Feb 01 2022 - 22:30
Naval Service monitoring transit of Russian warships through Irish-controlled watersVessels, believed to be en route to live-fire exercise, shadowed by US and UKTue Feb 01 2022 - 21:07
Garda will not investigate Covid-19 breaches at Department champagne gatheringBreaches of public health regulations have a six month statute of limitationsTue Feb 01 2022 - 17:11
Britain’s RAF increases activity off Ireland ahead of Russian naval drillsRussia’s ambassador to Ireland accepts invite to appear before Oireachtas committeeTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:56
Garda search for lone male continues after attack on teenage girl in KilkennyTeenager being treated in hospital for injuries following incident on rural roadTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:16
No criminal charges following investigation into ‘Grace’ abuse caseDPP directs no charges despite Garda recommendationMon Jan 31 2022 - 19:48
State to be advised to establish military cyber commandUnit would defend Ireland against cyberattacks and protect against poll interferenceMon Jan 31 2022 - 04:01
Garda hopeful of arrest after man dies while trying to prevent car theftDublin-based car thief identified as chief suspect following death of businessmanSun Jan 30 2022 - 15:55
Maritime warning on Russian navy drills is first for foreign military in 20 yearsFishing group discovers that Irish trawlers will be in area to north of military exercisesFri Jan 28 2022 - 20:15
Soldier convicted of sexual assault appeals for leniency before sentencingNon-commissioned officer groped female colleague during medical trainingFri Jan 28 2022 - 20:08
Fishing group to meet Russian ambassador over naval drillsFishermen plan to protest by continuing to fish the waters where exercises are plannedWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:48
‘It is like living next to a volcano’: Ukrainians in Ireland express fear and unity‘If you look at Facebook pages, everybody has flags on their profiles’ ahead of possible Russian invasionWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:06
Russian warship flotilla spotted off Norway ‘probably’ bound for Irish coastGroup of ships, including a large missile cruiser, were photographed by Norwegian AirforceWed Jan 26 2022 - 17:47
Women of Honour group accuses Coveney of ‘mishandling’ abuse inquiryVeteran group welcomes meeting with Taoiseach to discuss bid for statutory investigationWed Jan 26 2022 - 16:44
Lisa Smith was vulnerable and ‘wanted to belong’, opening day of trial toldFormer Defence Forces member enveloped herself in the ‘black flag of the Islamic State’ court hearsTue Jan 25 2022 - 16:09
Thieves targeting electricity network expose public to grave dangerMetal thieves risk electrocution and leave behind potential ‘death traps’ for othersTue Jan 25 2022 - 04:45
Russian military drills pose strategic and environmental risks to IrelandConcerns that the drills off Cork coast could be cover for cutting subsea cablesTue Jan 25 2022 - 04:15
Nato reinforces eastern Europe as fears mount for Russian attack on UkraineConcerns that Russian naval drills off Ireland could impact on communications cablesTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:16
Couple arrested trying to smuggle two litres of liquid cocaine through Dublin AirportValue of drugs seized by Revenue estimated at €740,000Fri Jan 21 2022 - 17:18
Suspects in UK citing ‘inhuman’ Irish jails to try halt extraditionChallenges based on overcrowding and ‘slopping out’ but none successful yetFri Jan 21 2022 - 01:26
Ombudsman seeks extra powers for military sexual harassment claimsJudge Alan Mahon says he is limited by Defence Forces Ombudsman terms of referenceThu Jan 20 2022 - 21:14
Judge dismisses case against man stopped at Covid checkpoint at start of pandemicGarda had no statutory power to operate Covid checkpoints at the time, defence arguedThu Jan 20 2022 - 17:05
Gardaí target organised crime in west Dublin during large scale operationSix people arrested as cash, cars and watches seized during searches of 24 premisesThu Jan 20 2022 - 13:45
Extremists rush to exploit murder of Ashling MurphyFar-right groups attempt use death as means to spread racist and misogynistic informationTue Jan 18 2022 - 01:00
Ashling Murphy murder: gardaí search houses in Dublin and OffalyProperties are understood to be linked to a man treated in hospital who is now a suspectSat Jan 15 2022 - 17:40
One-third of homicide victims in 2021 were womenProportion is highest since 2017, with most allegedly killed by partner or ex-partnerThu Jan 13 2022 - 21:04
Delays in youth justice system a ‘barrier to rehabilitation’He was caught with a joint. Three years and 14 hearings later, the case is not overMon Jan 10 2022 - 04:36
Irish special forces to withdraw from counter-terrorism operations in MaliConventional Irish troops may fill roles in Defence Forces’s most dangerous missionWed Jan 05 2022 - 01:00
Chief legal adviser to Defence Forces moved to new role amid internal discord‘Unprecedented’ move follows series of disputes and allegations in Legal Affairs sectionFri Dec 31 2021 - 00:54
Garda forced to hire private shooting facilities for firearms trainingGarda College facilities allow for training in handgun use but not heavier weaponsTue Dec 28 2021 - 04:15
Donegal father and son to be buried together after suspected murder-suicideGardaí not seeking anyone else in connection with deathsSun Dec 26 2021 - 20:52
Desmond Tutu in Ireland: Cheering the Dubs and . . . pints of plainHumanitarian ‘was just a very engaging, conversational, good-humoured sort of man’Sun Dec 26 2021 - 18:11
Man appears in court charged with murder of his partner in EnniskerryMother-of-five was found dead at her home on Christmas EveSun Dec 26 2021 - 15:18
Postmortems due on bodies of father and son found at Donegal houseGardaí treating incident in Letterkenny as murder-suicide and seeking witnessesFri Dec 24 2021 - 17:15
Lower number of prisoners (70) set to get Christmas temporary releaseReluctance among some to take up temporary release over Covid spread, prison quarantine conditionsThu Dec 23 2021 - 14:24
Prison Inspector criticises use of solitary confinement to contain Covid-19Prison Service rejects recommendations that inmates be granted more time outdoorsWed Dec 22 2021 - 18:18
‘Extensive investigation’ into allegations of gardaí extorting food-delivery workersFour garda have so far been suspended as scope of criminal investigation widensWed Dec 22 2021 - 14:26
