# air-corps - Wednesday 1 June, 2022
# Buy Or Lease
# Buy Or Lease
The Air Corps Learjet was purchased in 2004.
# air-corps - Friday 20 May, 2022
# Planning
# Planning
The proposed site is just under 2.5 kilometres from Coolmoney Defence Forces camp.
# air-corps - Friday 4 March, 2022
# Army Rangers
# Army Rangers
The Journal joined the Irish Air Corps and Army Ranger Wing at The Curragh last week.
# air-corps - Monday 20 December, 2021
# Hand It Back
# Hand It Back
Up to €20 million could be returned to the exchequer.
# air-corps - Monday 29 November, 2021
# Personnel Support
# Personnel Support
The new centre is in a refurbished building in Collins Barracks, Cork.
# air-corps - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# Irish Defence Forces
# Irish Defence Forces
The annual conference of PDFORRA, which represents 6,500 military members, is taking place in Killarney.
# air-corps - Sunday 1 August, 2021
# Vice Admiral Mark Mellett
- Vice Admiral Mark Mellett is set to retire in the coming months from his role as Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces.
- In a wide-ranging interview Mellett spoke at length about funding difficulties.
- He also believes that the future of defence lies in a combination of cyber and traditional roles.
# air-corps - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Baldonnel
# Baldonnel
Gavin Tobin claims members of the Air Corps were exposed to dangerous chemicals.
# air-corps - Saturday 5 September, 2020
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will lay a wreath at a ceremony in Dublin.
# air-corps - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Chemical Exposure
# Chemical Exposure
Gavin Tobin won a Supreme Court case last year.
# air-corps - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Air Corps
# Air Corps
The incident happened just before 6pm today.
# air-corps - Saturday 9 May, 2020
# Air Corps
# Air Corps
The aircraft completed its first mission last weekend, when it delivered a number of Irish tests to a laboratory in Germany.
# air-corps - Sunday 3 May, 2020
# Ramp Up Testing
# Ramp Up Testing
The delivery of tests to Germany is part of the HSE’s response to increase Covid-19 testing in Ireland.
# air-corps - Friday 10 January, 2020
# Air Ambulance
# Air Ambulance
An internal Department of Defence briefing highlights the restrictions on where the Coast Guard helicopter can reach.
# air-corps - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The government has said the changes would make Irish military careers more attractive.
# air-corps - Monday 29 July, 2019
# Fighting On
# Fighting On
Gavin Tobin has spent over €50,000 on his own healthcare.
# air-corps - Friday 26 July, 2019
# Air Corps
# Air Corps
There are around 100 Air Corps pilots in the force.
# air-corps - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
# Air Corps
# Air Corps
The complainants in this case allege there was a disregard for the safety of young Air Corps members.
# air-corps - Saturday 13 July, 2019
# Baldonnel
# Baldonnel
Sinn Féín’s defence spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh told TheJournal.ie that he will be raising this issue with the Taoiseach as a matter of urgency.
# air-corps - Monday 21 January, 2019
# Whistleblowers
# Whistleblowers
Chronic fatigue, depression and anxiety are just some of the conditions the whistleblower has been living with for over a decade.
# air-corps - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Seized
# Seized
A UK National Crime Agency (NCA) coordinated operation led to the detention of a yacht yesterday evening.
# air-corps - Thursday 23 August, 2018
# Banned
# Banned
The Air Corps said that “if you use a drone in the Dublin area you may be acting illegally”.
# air-corps - Sunday 29 July, 2018
# Reek Sunday
# Reek Sunday
Several other people were treated for medical issues on the mountain.
# air-corps - Monday 23 July, 2018
# Curracloe
# Curracloe
People were forced to leave the popular tourist area yesterday.
# air-corps - Thursday 5 July, 2018
# Hot Weather
# Hot Weather
The Air Corps has responded to requests in Dublin, Wicklow, Limerick, Cork, Tipperary and Offaly.
# air-corps - Monday 26 March, 2018
# Terrorism
# Terrorism
The government wants to maintain a strength level of 9,500 personnel across the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps.
# air-corps - Saturday 3 March, 2018
# Winter Came
# Winter Came
Emma and the Beast’s effects have been felt across the country.
# air-corps - Saturday 3 February, 2018
# Chemical Claims
# Chemical Claims
The whistleblower claims the number of deaths has risen sharply.
# air-corps - Sunday 21 January, 2018
# A New Dawn
# A New Dawn
Almost 14,000 men and women applied to join the Defence Forces in 2017.
# air-corps - Thursday 30 November, 2017
# Whistleblowers
# Whistleblowers
The man is one of a number of whistleblowers in the Air Corps.
# air-corps - Monday 13 November, 2017
# Transplants
# Transplants
‘Priority 1′ transfers involve transporting patients by air to another country for emergency medical treatment.
# air-corps - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
# Chemical Scandal
# Chemical Scandal
The average age of the dead is 50.
# air-corps - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
# Recruitment
# Recruitment
Representatives say the government needs to improve pay and conditions to stop people leaving and encourage new recruits to join.
# air-corps - Thursday 28 September, 2017
# Military
# Military
Defence Minister Paul Kehoe announced a new Permanent Defence Force general service recruitment competition.
# air-corps - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
# Waiting For Justice
# Waiting For Justice
The men claim they were exposed to dangerous levels of toxins when they worked at Baldonnel Airfield.
# air-corps - Friday 19 May, 2017
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
At least six people are taking action against the State for alleged exposure to chemicals whilst in the Air Corps.
# air-corps - Tuesday 16 May, 2017
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The men are two of six alleging that exposure to chemicals has made them seriously ill.
# air-corps - Wednesday 10 May, 2017
# Galway
# Galway
Gardaí have asked people to avoid the Cloosh Valley area.
# air-corps - Monday 8 May, 2017
# Protected Disclosures
# Protected Disclosures
A new Air Corps protected disclosure claims that a number of children have died as a result of their parents being exposed to chemicals.
# air-corps - Thursday 6 April, 2017
# Cocaine
# Cocaine
The pilot is expected to resign this week.