Cyber threats and neutrality
Our fragile infrastructure
Our fragile infrastructure
Unlike many other countries, the Chief of Staff is entirely bypassed under the Irish military’s command and control structure
A ‘secret’ facility in Athlone was designated the national control centre during the cold war. We visit with a group of artists
Army’s secretive J2 intelligence bureau conducts surveillance on and interviews with those suspected of recruiting for private work
Irish Training Solutions instructors training troops in Libya in apparent breach of international sanctions
The Irish State now has fewer than 10,000 trained military members that it could call up in the event of an emergency
Court hears man twice put his hand on leg of woman colleague, which was ‘inherently indecent’
‘Absurd that Russia would effectively have veto’ on Irish peacekeeping deployments, Taoiseach says
Accused man faces a number of charges for assaults alleged to have occurred at a military base in 2021
Tánaiste refuses to be drawn on whether he was warned by Defence Forces chief of staff about Libya training allegations before Irish Times broke news
Defence barrister insists client suffered concussion immediately before alleged sex crimes
Pte Philip McCarthy was convicted after pleading not guilty at court-martial to 12 charges relating to 2021 incident at Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick, in which he assaulted Pte Jack Canty
Relative lack of ICU beds in hospitals became an issue during the height of the Covid pandemic
Limited court martial hears defandant received a blow to the head immediately before alleged sexual assault
Display team members suffered injuries on landing during routine practice at training centre in Co Kildare
Unidentified man denies all charges at court martial being heard at McKee Barracks
The Government will appoint Lieut Gen Seán Clancy as a four-star general should he prove successful as Ireland’s candidate for the post of European Union Military Committee chair.
Some Irish soldiers - often looking for more pay - have worked in private security in overseas countries while on leave
Withdrawal ‘deeply regrettable’, says Sinn Féin as it represents failure of successive governments to properly invest in Defence Forces
Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Defence believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘Europe’s 9/11′
Decision to name ships after mythological figures runs counter to proposal to name them after Irish female leaders
133 soldiers will arrive in Dublin Airport this afternoon after six months on Israel-Syria border
Tánaiste insists other countries experiencing same recruitment difficulties
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says revelations are ‘deeply shocking’
For Irish Government officials, the first step was determining under whose remit the controversy falls
Investigation into Irishmen training forces of rogue general reveals wider apparent violations of UN arms embargo covering north African country
Soldier interviewed by Defence Forces police for training troops in Libya but evidence insufficient to bring charges under military law
Department of Enterprise to investigate alleged breaches of UN and EU sanctions after Irish Times investigation found Irish company trained forces of Russian-backed general Khalifa Haftar
Former and departing soldiers provided training for warlord Khalifa Haftar. Senior officers feared reputational damage
They provided services to strongman Khalifa Haftar in an apparent breach of a UN arms embargo
The aspiring strongman and rogue general is a challenger to the UN-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli
Raco says move to prohibit specific officers from being members of union will breach fundamental rights
Department of Defence has agreed to pay some allowances but frustrations continue
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