# irish-defence-forces - Thursday 28 November, 2019
# Irish Defence Forces
# Irish Defence Forces
A new hostel to house four to eight veterans in Cobh is to be developed.
# Column
# Column
Dr Tom Clonan met with the Defence Forces Chief of Staff today about a reconciliation process. ‘Unusually for Ireland, this whistleblowing story has a happy ending,’ he writes.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Risk Assessment
# Risk Assessment
Yesterday Turkey said it was in the process of deporting 20 ‘foreign jihadists’.
# irish-defence-forces - Monday 4 November, 2019
# Turkey
# Turkey
Simon Coveney has said his primary concern is for Smith’s two-year-old daughter.
# irish-defence-forces - Thursday 24 October, 2019
# Last Eight
From The42
# Last Eight
There was better news for boxer Danny O’Brien, who is guaranteed at least a bronze medal.
# irish-defence-forces - Monday 21 October, 2019
# Knockout Stages
From The42
# Knockout Stages
A last-eight tie with Algeria awaits the Boys in Green on Wednesday.
# irish-defence-forces - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Flying The Flag
From The42
# Flying The Flag
The Irish Defence Forces are off to the Chinese city of Wuhan to compete at the World Military Games this week.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
# Howth
# Howth
This is the seventh vessel detained by the Naval Service so far in 2019.
# irish-defence-forces - Sunday 9 June, 2019
# Peacekeeping
# Peacekeeping
If approved this would be the first deployment of the ARW overseas in their special forces role since their deployment to Chad in 2008.
# irish-defence-forces - Saturday 8 June, 2019
# Ballymun
# Ballymun
The device has been seized for further examination.
# irish-defence-forces - Thursday 30 May, 2019
# Security
# Security
Raco is calling for the introduction of an independent pay review body to help address the staff retention crisis.
# irish-defence-forces - Wednesday 8 May, 2019
# Beaten
From The42
# Beaten
The Boys in Green were beaten 2-1 by the UK Armed Forces.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
Serious consideration is being given to sending a small contingent of the Irish Army Ranger Wing to Mali.
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 7 December, 2018
# COYBIG
From The42
# COYBIG
The Irish Defence Forces went through after taking four points from two matches in the Netherlands.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
# Commitment
From The42
# Commitment
Ireland’s Defence Forces are in the Netherlands where they will aim to book a place at next year’s World Military Games.
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 31 August, 2018
# Newlyn Harbour
# Newlyn Harbour
Five men were arrested in this operation for drug trafficking offences.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 6 February, 2018
# Joint Action
# Joint Action
The Cabinet approved the participation in the group which will be on standby from July to December 2020.
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 22 December, 2017
# Irish Defence Forces
# Irish Defence Forces
This Christmas some 580 troops will be serving overseas.
# irish-defence-forces - Monday 19 June, 2017
# Irish Soldiers
# Irish Soldiers
Two EU workers were killed in the attack on a hotel on the edge of the capital Bamako.
# irish-defence-forces - Thursday 20 April, 2017
# At Breaking Point
# At Breaking Point
Family members gathered outside barracks all across the country today to highlight pay issues.
# irish-defence-forces - Sunday 16 April, 2017
# Remembering The Rising
# Remembering The Rising
The national anthem was played by a lone piper in the main courtyard of the cemetery.
# irish-defence-forces - Wednesday 22 February, 2017
# Medevac
# Medevac
The rescue services are heading to the scene.
# irish-defence-forces - Sunday 4 September, 2016
# Humanitarians
# Humanitarians
The Irish Naval Service has rescued over 11,500 migrants to date.
# irish-defence-forces - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
# Golan Heights
# Golan Heights
You’d never know there’s an election around the corner…
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 27 November, 2015
# Dark Nights
# Dark Nights
The exercise took place over the last two weeks in Kildare and Cork.
# irish-defence-forces - Thursday 5 November, 2015
# Bomb Squad
# Bomb Squad
An army bomb disposal team was called in to make the device safe.
# irish-defence-forces - Sunday 21 June, 2015
# Pass The Tissues
# Pass The Tissues
They’re missing their dads today – and their own children.
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 12 June, 2015
# Security
# Security
Gardaí have requested their assistance at the airport more than 130 times.
# irish-defence-forces - Saturday 6 June, 2015
# Lights Camera Action
# Lights Camera Action
The film featured 750 members of the FCA army reserve who played extras in the D-Day scenes.
# irish-defence-forces - Sunday 1 March, 2015
# Weaknesses
# Weaknesses
An expert with decades of intelligence experience says our neutrality might actually be making us more vulnerable.
# irish-defence-forces - Saturday 3 January, 2015
# Not Going Away
# Not Going Away
The Government is set to give an additional €778,000 towards combating the Ebola outbreak.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
# Peacekeeping
# Peacekeeping
The Army had 430 troops serving on peacekeeping missions in 16 countries in the past 12 months.
# irish-defence-forces - Monday 24 November, 2014
# COYBIG
From The42
# COYBIG
Comdt Declan Sheridan’s men take on the hosts later today before facing Germany and the Netherlands.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
# Tensions Rising
# Tensions Rising
It’s the first time since 1985 that Israel has downed a Syrian plane.
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 19 September, 2014
# Out Of Harm's Way
# Out Of Harm's Way
Irish peacekeepers are about to re-deploy to the Golan Heights.
# irish-defence-forces - Saturday 13 September, 2014
# Lights Camera Action
# Lights Camera Action
It was the largest scale movie production to come to Ireland and was the start of something big for the film industry…
# irish-defence-forces - Saturday 6 September, 2014
# irish-defence-forces - Saturday 30 August, 2014
# Extras
# Extras
Hundreds of members of the Irish Defence Forces played William Wallace’s army in the 1990s battle movie.
# irish-defence-forces - Friday 29 August, 2014
# Syria
# Syria
Irish personnel secured a route and provided security as UNDOF troops withdrew from a position today.
# irish-defence-forces - Tuesday 12 August, 2014
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Mahmoud Bazzi will be deported from the US to Lebanon, where it is hoped he will face justice.
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