France and Thales likely to emerge as winners as US suppliers fall out of favour, but some Defence Forces insiders worry ...

A UK minister says RAF interception missions in Irish airspace need prior Irish government consent, highlighting Ireland’s ...

They encompass the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. All Defence Forces officers hold their ...

Two convoys of vehicles from the Irish Defence Forces' stock have arrived in Poland for donation to Ukraine, Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris TD, confirmed today, Thursday, ...

An Irish lawmaker is calling for new legislation aimed to better inspect U.S. aircraft at an airport that for many years has ...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris, has said that he is open to Irish peacekeeping troops serving in Ukraine, but only when there is peace in the region. Speaking in the Dáil this ...

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, told an RTÉ reporter on Tuesday, October 8 that Israeli forces have left the area near where Irish troops are stationed in Lebanon.

IRELAND’S Defence Forces will not reach full strength “within any realistic timeframe” under current recruitment rates, officials have warned. Despite this, the Defence Forces do not want the support ...

IT has long been flagged that Ireland’s Defence Forces are woefully under strength. Our Army, Navy and Air Corps are currently more than 2,000 soldiers below establishment strength of 9,739. The ...