An Irish Defence Forces maritime surveillance aircraft appears to have been deployed to monitor an oil tanker, that has been pursued over recent weeks by the United States, in the North Atlantic.

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 Defence Forces took the “correct decision” not to shoot down unidentified drones that appeared off the Irish coast during an official visit to Ireland by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, ...

Catherine Connolly has been criticised for her claims that Ireland ‘does not need an army’ during a Dáil debate last year. If elected President, Ms Connolly will automatically become head of the Irish ...

Irish troops have been involved with the peacekeeping mission for more than 50 years, but it's set to come to an end in 2027.

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, told an RTÉ reporter on Tuesday, October 8 that Israeli forces have left the area near where Irish troops are stationed in Lebanon.

All members of an Irish Defence Forces battalion "are well and accounted for" after they came under "small arms fire" in south Lebanon. The incident happened at about 18:30 Ireland time (20:30 Lebanon ...

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 ...

It is the first time the fully equipped Airbus 295 maritime patrol aircraft has been active in recent days after it was not ...

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 vast majority of military sex-assault cases referred to gardaí under rules introduced following the Women of Honour controversy are being sent back because they do not meet the criminal standard ...