Defence Forces Mourn the Loss of Carlow Corporal
Óglaigh na hÉireann has confirmed with deep sadness the passing of Corporal Martin “Lebbie” O’Brien, a dedicated member of the ...
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200+ members of the Irish Defence Forces awarded at SETU Carlow campus
Ireland's largest annual military graduation from a higher education institution took place there yesterday in recognition of their academic achievement
Fears Ireland’s defence capabilities will be impacted as army personnel numbers continue to fall
According to the Irish Examiner, the strength of the overall Defence Forces has dropped to 7,399, around 2,100 short of ...
“It’s the people who are suffering all the consequences” says Kilkenny based Lebanese man of the current conflict
Tensions have escalated after 12 children and teenagers were killed when a rocket hit their pocket of Golan Heights - ...
Irish Defence Unit celebrates victory in Exercise Arduous Serpent
An Irish Army Sgt. has spoken of his pride at serving with the Army's Central Medical Unit. Sgt. Mick Barry ...
Partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza likely due to economic impact of reservists taken from key functional areas of the state according to retired Irish Major General and Kilkenny man
It's thought a number of the non-permanent army members in Israel are returning to their respective roles
Tánaiste Micheál Martin due in Kilkenny today for Ministerial Review of the 123rd Infantry Battalion UNIFIL before it departs for Lebanon
343 personnel are to be deployed to Lebanon next month
Retired Major General and Kilkenny man Kieran Brennan says “Israel does not do proportionality well”
Around 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants were found in Israeli territory following a surprise terrorist attack in which killed 900 ...
Former second-in-command of the defence forces, Kilkenny man Kieran Brennan, claims recent report was wrong to say women are ‘barely tolerated’ in the organisation
The Independent Review Group said that at best, the Defence Forces barely tolerates women and, at its worst, verbally, physically, ...
War in Ukraine most significant conflict the world has seen since 1945 according to a local military expert while more than 600 refugees settle into Carlow and Kilkenny
It's as officials in Ukraine say the Russians failed to stick to a ceasefire for the evacuation of thousands of ...
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