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# Paul Kehoe

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# O'Connell Street
TD says comment about 'druggies' on O'Connell Street was 'maybe a poor choice of language'
Senator Lynn Ruane says Deputy Kehoe should be more concerned about people with drug dependencies than tourists.
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# Coming Home
Irish troops in Lebanon to return home at the end of next month after Covid-19 delay
Upon arrival in Ireland, personnel will be required to spend 14 days in self-isolation.
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May 22nd 2020, 11:22 AM
# air corps
Government spends €5.2m on new aircraft to help Covid-19 response
The aircraft completed its first mission last weekend, when it delivered a number of Irish tests to a laboratory in Germany.
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May 9th 2020, 10:00 PM
# Defence Forces
Defence Forces finally fill psychiatrist role after nearly two-year long vacancy
Minister Paul Kehoe changed standard policy so a civilian psychiatrist could apply for the job.
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Dec 19th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Spies
Government warned about increased threat of foreign espionage in Ireland
An update to the White Paper on Defence 2015 was published this week.
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Dec 14th 2019, 10:34 AM
# repatriated
Return of Lisa Smith at a 'very, very sensitive time', says Kehoe
Smith will undergo a security assessment when she returns to Ireland, it was reported earlier this month.
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Nov 28th 2019, 5:35 PM
# Irish Defence Forces
Veteran and homeless former soldiers to get €300k from Dormant Accounts Fund
A new hostel to house four to eight veterans in Cobh is to be developed.
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Nov 28th 2019, 5:22 PM
# Paul Kehoe
Withdrawal of air ambulance four days a month 'will not put lives at risk' due to contingency plans
Charity-funded Irish Community Rapid Response is stepping in after the withdrawal of the Air Corps service.
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Nov 16th 2019, 7:10 PM
# Protests
President Higgins and Minister Paul Kehoe evacuated from Beirut hotel due to 'security concerns'
Their itinerary for today was cancelled due the ongoing protests in the city.
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Oct 19th 2019, 6:37 PM
# MINUSMA
Army Ranger Wing prepares for deployment to UN mission in 'hostile environment' of Mali
The mission has been described as the most dangerous UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
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Aug 26th 2019, 7:22 AM
# air corps
Cabinet approves plans to train two Air Corps pilots in Australia in bid to address retention crisis
There are around 100 Air Corps pilots in the force.
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Jul 26th 2019, 6:15 AM
# on the defensive
Explainer: The minister, the understaffed Naval Service and the 'young fellas caught up in the middle'
The dispute comes after a decision was made to take two vessels out of operation, leading to various claims and rows in the Dáil.
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Jul 13th 2019, 9:00 PM
# navy ships
Taoiseach has ‘absolute confidence’ in Kehoe after navy ship claims
Kehoe became embroiled in confusion over the weekend when he said two vessels were docked for maintenance reasons and not for staff shortages.
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Jul 10th 2019, 5:29 PM
# retention crisis
Call to restore pre-crash allowances to 'stop members of Defence Forces leaving in droves'
There were 256 discharges in the first four months of 2019.
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Jun 12th 2019, 6:06 PM
# O'Connell Street
Ministers condemn march by republican group in Dublin as 'sickening' and 'disturbing'
The group was criticised for marching down O’Connell Street on Saturday.
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Apr 21st 2019, 2:02 PM
# Minister For Defence
Minister Paul Kehoe and his family evacuate home with gardaí after anti-eviction protesters arrived
The minister thanked the gardaí for their assistance in a statement.
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Apr 7th 2019, 4:14 PM
# Defence Forces
Massacre of 160 people in Mali 'underlines need for international presence', Dept Defence says
There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.
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Apr 1st 2019, 9:24 AM
# Peacekeeping
Defence Forces personnel recognised for their role in south Lebanon at special ceremony
There are 458 Irish personnel attached to Unifil.
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Mar 18th 2019, 2:30 PM
# largest ever class
Standing up to extremists and freeing hostages: Varadkar praises Defence Forces as new cadets are sworn in
Seventeen of the new members are women – the largest number ever commissioned from one class.
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Feb 4th 2019, 10:43 PM
# Mali
Varadkar to travel to Mali today to meet with Irish Defence Forces serving abroad
Varadkar will be accompanied by Minister of State with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe.
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Jan 6th 2019, 7:00 AM
# Thermal Imaging
Civil Defence volunteers receive drone licenses, will help find missing people
There are 20 drones available throughout the country.
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Nov 25th 2018, 5:12 PM
# Irish Army
More Irish troops to be sent on peacekeeping missions under proposed new plans
An initiative, which is to be spearheaded by Ireland, proposes the introduction of “rotation cycles”.
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Nov 20th 2018, 3:22 PM
# UN peacekeeping
Return of 119 troops from Syria delayed for two weeks over error in clearance to travel through Lebanon
The issue emerged on Monday morning as the troops were preparing to return from UN peacekeeping.
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Oct 3rd 2018, 4:09 PM
# workers rights
Union membership for soldiers should be considered, finds review
PDFORRA, which represents soldiers, sailors and aircrew has been campaigning for trade union rights.
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Oct 2nd 2018, 7:00 AM
# curracloe
Gardaí probe Wexford fire after reports that barbecue caused huge beach blaze
People were forced to leave the popular tourist area yesterday.
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Jul 23rd 2018, 7:25 AM
# military flights
It's cost €60k this year to have the army help out when US military planes land at Shannon Airport
Since 2003, the gardaí have been allowed request support from the Defence Forces at the airport.
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May 27th 2018, 6:30 AM
# Terrorism
Defence Forces looking to recruit 480 people to help 'defend against modern threats'
The government wants to maintain a strength level of 9,500 personnel across the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps.
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Mar 26th 2018, 3:30 PM
# joint action
Irish troops to participate in EU Battle Group
The Cabinet approved the participation in the group which will be on standby from July to December 2020.
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Feb 6th 2018, 7:46 PM
# poor conditions
Why aren't unused army barracks used to provide shelter for the homeless?
The Minister for Defence told the Dáil that many vacant units are in a “very poor state of repair”.
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Dec 27th 2017, 6:00 AM
# away for Christmas
'It’s tough to be away from home': Varadkar visiting Irish troops in Lebanon
Hundreds of Irish people will be deployed overseas this Christmas.
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Dec 21st 2017, 9:44 AM
# Flooding
'A tsunami from the skies': Taoiseach to travel to Donegal as emergency meeting takes place over floods
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for five counties.
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Aug 25th 2017, 3:45 PM
# hotel rwanda style
'Medals don't feed families': Report says poor pay and conditions causing exodus in Defence Forces
The results “suggest a disconnect from the organisation itself” the researchers said.
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Jul 10th 2017, 9:15 PM
# no defence
'We have no future' - wives of defence forces march today over their spouses' working conditions
Wives and Partners of the Defence Forces (WPDF) is set to march on the Department of Defence in Newbridge, Co Kildare, this afternoon.
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Jun 10th 2017, 9:15 AM
# Drug Testing
59 members of the Defence Forces tested positive for illegal drugs in the past five years
23 of the drug takers had to buy their way out of their military contracts.
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Apr 22nd 2017, 6:05 AM
# chemical exposure
Alleged Air Corps chemical exposure victims call for investigator to be replaced
Christopher O’Toole was a senior advisor to the Attorney General – a body named as the defendant in court documents.
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Jan 31st 2017, 6:10 AM
# Glass Ceiling
Meet the Defence Forces' first female colonel
Maureen O’Brien joined the Defence Forces in 1981 and previously served in the Lebanon, Western Sahara and East Timor
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Jul 7th 2016, 6:30 PM
# Golan Heights
PICS: Enda dons a blue helmet, meets Irish troops and saves Christmas
You’d never know there’s an election around the corner…
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Dec 23rd 2015, 1:12 PM
# conflict zone
Enda is off to visit our troops in the Golan Heights
The Taoiseach will be visiting the Irish men and women serving in the Golan Heights this Sunday.
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Dec 18th 2015, 6:00 AM
# Week's over
Watch TDs have a huge row about having nothing to talk about
The Dáil is wrapping up early today and the opposition aren’t happy.
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Dec 3rd 2015, 1:46 PM
# Eviction
Fine Gael is kicking Sean Conlan out of his office
Storage crates have been placed outside the Cavan-Monaghan deputy’s office.
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Nov 26th 2015, 3:11 PM
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