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# Defence Forces

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Navy detains Irish fishing vessel off Mizen Head
4 Dec 2018
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'Our members deserve better': Concern over failure to fill Defence Forces psychiatrist role after no-one applies for job
28 Nov 2018
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86
'A retention crisis': Concerns raised as numbers serving in Defence Forces drops below 9,000
4 Nov 2018
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70
'Ramos makes more mistakes than me' - Lovren takes swipe at Real Madrid star
2 Nov 2018
4.3k
9
'Inappropriate for a family occasion': Complaints after Defence Forces video shown at All Ireland semi-final
1 Nov 2018
41.9k
72
Army bomb squad called to An Post sorting office after discovery of 'suspicious package'
16 Oct 2018
15.8k
15
'The serving and sacrifice Irish soldiers put in during the Troubles - it has never been recognised'
7 Oct 2018
25.2k
36
Return of 119 troops from Syria delayed for two weeks over error in clearance to travel through Lebanon
3 Oct 2018
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33
Union membership for soldiers should be considered, finds review
2 Oct 2018
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39
'Are we prepared? We are not': Brexit hard border warning from former Troubles soldier
2 Oct 2018
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15
'Compliments and commendations don't put meals on tables': Defence Forces families march on Leinster House
19 Sep 2018
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40
'Give our defence forces a living wage': Why I'm marching on the Dáil today
Tom Clonan
19 Sep 2018
29.1k
71
'If we don't pay our Defence Forces a decent wage, we will lose talented, educated young people'
Eoin Scarlett
10 Sep 2018
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80
Error in selection process leads Defence Forces to withdraw employment offer from four new recruits
7 Sep 2018
40.6k
23
Peacekeeping and disabilites on the agenda as Sean Gallagher to formally begin presidential campaign
3 Sep 2018
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64
'We always turn up and we always will': Ireland's frontline workers are getting their own day of recognition
1 Sep 2018
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17
'We were given the baton': How Ireland's Defence Forces helped with significant cocaine seizure in UK
31 Aug 2018
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Five men arrested and drugs seized as Defence Forces assist in inter-agency operation at sea
30 Aug 2018
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19
'Exposure to infectious diseases deeply worrying': Soldiers forced to bed down close to needles in Phoenix Park
27 Aug 2018
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'Morale is on the floor': Defence Forces to be paid just €47.59 per day for extra work during Pope visit
16 Aug 2018
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105
Air Corps deployed to battle blazes in six different counties
5 Jul 2018
20.7k
15
Pride and sacrifice: Marking 60 years of Irish participation in peacekeeping missions
24 Jun 2018
7.7k
1
Private faces discharge for pointing loaded rifle while 'having a laugh' in barracks
10 Jun 2018
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It's cost €60k this year to have the army help out when US military planes land at Shannon Airport
27 May 2018
14.3k
35
Suspect substance found during passenger screening at Dublin Airport
30 Apr 2018
34.3k
10
Defence Forces conduct exercise to help prepare for 'dirty bomb' attacks
26 Apr 2018
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32
'I didn't actually speak to Brian Cody for the whole six months I was out there'
9 Apr 2018
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0
Army bomb squad called to Terenure after donor accidentally handed in 'grenade'
29 Mar 2018
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28
Defence Forces looking to recruit 480 people to help 'defend against modern threats'
26 Mar 2018
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89
Emergency Department attendances rise sharply today in wake of Storm Emma
5 Mar 2018
13.4k
19
Michael D Higgins praises people who are working to provide essential services during storm
1 Mar 2018
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42
Surge in women joining Defence Forces after €360,000 is spent on recruitment campaigns
21 Jan 2018
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47
Mass graves in Rwanda and trying to break the Jadotville seige: Listen to these pieces of Defence Forces history
31 Dec 2017
12.2k
6
Why aren't unused army barracks used to provide shelter for the homeless?
27 Dec 2017
14.0k
52
'I'll be home soon': Christmas messages from Irish soldiers serving abroad
23 Dec 2017
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6
Defence Forces 'facing challenges' in fulfilling its gender targets
22 Dec 2017
9.7k
46
'It’s tough to be away from home': Varadkar visiting Irish troops in Lebanon
21 Dec 2017
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76
Defence Forces officer launches court challenge over report into corruption allegations
12 Dec 2017
16.0k
Photos: More than 500 members of Defence Forces take part in major terrorist incident exercise
6 Dec 2017
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46
'You're talking about going to war': TDs concerned EU defence deal could lead to Ireland joining a European army
2 Dec 2017
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