The technique is being used heavily by both sides in the war in Ukraine – but a senior Irish artillery officer told us in Thursday’s exercise that the Defence Forces have been using the ...

A legal challenge over the awarding of the €30m-€40m contract to replace uniforms for the Irish Defence Forces has been withdrawn after it was decided to t... Monday, 24 March 2025 ePaper ...

The chief of staff of the Irish Defence Forces is to attend the forthcoming Paris Security and Defence Forum but will not participate in talks regarding the creation of an international security ...

Under existing rules, 12 members of the Irish Defence Forces can be sent on an overseas mission without triggering the lock. The proposed change would mean removing the need for UN approval and ...

The Irish Times has learned. The appointment comes at a key time for the Defence Forces. Unlike his predecessors, the general will be granted full command and control of all military formations ...

File Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie For years, I and others — most notably the Defence Forces representative ... there was ever a golden age of Irish defence. However, it is difficult ...

Details: Harris confirmed that the Irish government plans to supply Ukraine with some of the outdated air defence radar systems currently in service with the Irish Defence Forces. "The Ukrainian ...