The Defence Forces continues to face an uphill struggle to recruit enough troops for the new EU Battlegroup, which is due to begin operations next year. The Government has committed a mechanised ...

Irish Defence Forces personnel will join a German-led EU battlegroup in 2020, the Cabinet decided on Tuesday. Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe brought a memo to Cabinet which will allow ...

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Keir Starmer has been criticised for failing to commit to increasing defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP. The Prime Minister vowed to put in place the “largest sustained increase in defence spending ...

Defence Forces representative associations are starting to win a battle over implementing the EU Working Time Directive in their ranks. A successful legal action by PDForra, which represents enlisted ...

A sea change in public opinion is needed in the coming years if Irish defence is to become fit for purpose, writes Colonel Dorcha Lee (retd). Secretary-General Jacqui McCrum, Minister for Defence and ...

A motion on the participation of the Defence Forces in a German-led battle group next year has passed in the Dáil. The battle group will include personnel from Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia and the ...

PM promises to spend billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines but refuses to set date for spending 3% of GDP on defence Key points of strategic defence review Keir Starmer has ...

Irish soldiers are preparing for the likelihood of deployment next year as part of an EU battlegroup amid increased political instability around the world. The Government approved the participation by ...

This has been a fine start for new coach Thomas Frank, with Tottenham having lost just once so far this season under the former Brentford boss. That good form has been built on a platform of a strong ...

A LEGAL challenge has been brought over the appointment of the Ombudsman of the Defence Forces. Last year, President Michael D Higgins, on the recommendation of the Government, appointed barrister and ...

Bharat Forge's shares rise after the company signed its largest small arms contract with the Ministry of Defence worth Rs ...