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# Irish Army

This month
March 2024
The Explainer: What challenges are Irish troops facing in an unstable Middle East?
Last year
2023
FactCheck: False claims the army was deployed during Dublin City riots seen millions of times
Irish history: 'For the first time since the Civil War, soldiers found themselves in combat'
Govt to carry out 'study of deaths by suicide' in the Defence Forces over past 20 years
Lebanon troops on what the military needs: 'Pay could be better - we're months away from home'
Micheál Martin to receive Women of Honour report today
Women of Honour group have received no updates and await independent report
Under the shadow of Hezbollah: 'I'm not naïve, I know political assassins are rarely found'
All time
Former army lieutenant Dónal de Róiste welcomes apology for 'flawed and unfair' dismissal
Outgoing head of Defence Forces says Government cuts to military have caused 'frustration'
Opinion: 'He was a local hero after Jadotville - but that's not how he remembers it'
All-Ireland winning Dublin duo sign for AFLW side Melbourne - making it 18 Irish for 2020
Opinion: Defence Forces personnel are the lowest paid workers in the public service
More Irish troops to be sent on peacekeeping missions under proposed new plans
Irish soldiers who served in the Mediterranean to receive extra €15 a day
"Your sexual orientation doesn't matter" - the Defence Forces launches its first LGBT network
This is what it's like to be an Irish soldier... in virtual reality
Meet the Defence Forces' first female colonel
From facing jihadi groups in Syria to looking for glory in Croke Park
'It's the army, not kindergarten': RTÉ's Recruits doc got quite a reaction on Twitter last night
There are very, very few women in the Irish Army...
Here's what St. Patrick's Day looks like to Irish soldiers in war-torn hotspots
Irish troops on high alert after rebels capture Golan Heights border crossing
Even Irish army tanks need L plates, you know
TV documentary reveals the stories of Irishmen who fought for the British in WWII
Viable IED made safe in Finglas
First military census shows pressures faced by 1922 army
Video: Why don't the Defence Forces make recruitment ads like this any more?
VIDEO: How the Defence Forces used the latest technology... Morse code
Bombs, Skype, and no tea: What Christmas is like for the Irish troops in Lebanon
Two hundred Irish troops heading for Lebanon in the morning
Defence Forces Ombudsman says public sector moratorium affecting redress
440 Irish troops prepare for peacekeeping deployment to Lebanon
Defence forces called out to dispose of Limerick city explosive device
Irish troops may be set for Lebanon return