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Simon Harris wants Defence Forces to train Lebanese Army ahead of end of long-running UNIFIL mission
Defence Forces
Mr Harris is proposing that the Defence Forces send personnel to upskill the Lebanese Armed Forces. And he also wants the EU to equip the country's military
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Terrorist who killed Private Sean Rooney believed to be hiding out in Iran
Defence Forces
Hezbollah fighter Mohammed Ayyad has not been seen in more than a year, but Government and diplomat sources suspect he has fled Lebanon for Iran
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Defence Forces to increase air and naval patrols to combat Russian ships in Irish waters
Global Ireland
The revelation was made by the Defence Minister Simon Harris as part of a new National Maritime Security Strategy that is currently being finalised
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Lebanon vows to hunt down killer of Irish soldier Sean Rooney after 'disappointing' sentences
Defence Forces
Five men were also handed down smaller sentences or fines over the December 2022 killing of the Donegal soldier. Now Lebanon has agreed to hunt for the murderer and appeal the sentences handed down to the others
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Ex Defence Forces member who “used his vehicle as a weapon” to ram motorist is jailed
Courts
The 39-year-old ex-corporal left his victim in fear that he was about to be killed in the horror incident that happened in April 2021
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Pte Sean Rooney's mother says there has been no justice over murder of her son
Lebanon
Natasha Rooney said she wanted to express her family’s "extreme disappointment and heartbreak" at recent court proceedings in Lebanon
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Committee calls for clarity on Government proposals to change triple lock
Defence Forces
Critics see the proposed changes to the triple lock system as an erosion of Irish neutrality and a move towards European militarisation
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Former member of Irish Defence Forces jailed for 10 years for sexual abuse
Defence Forces
DISTRESSING CONTENT - The court heard evidence of the abuse, including an incident during which the boy vomited as the man sexually assaulted him. The man made him clean it up afterwards
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Three former soldiers on trial for 'brutal' attack over drink spilled in a bar
Courts
The victim in the case, a man in his 20s, suffered a concussion, broken teeth and scarring to his lip and nose in the wake of the attack
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Revealed: How the Defence Forces hunted cocaine ship MV Matthew for five days before assaulting it from the skies
Defence Forces
The full story of the dramatic military raid can be revealed for the first time
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MV Matthew €157m cocaine seizure sentencing LIVE as eight men learn their fate
Drugs seizures
Eight men are being sentenced for their roles in trying to smuggle cocaine worth more than 157 million euro in the drug trafficking operation on the MV Matthew
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Irish soldier admits 'one punch' affray that left dad of one with life changing injuries
Defence Forces
Mr Cosgrave, a father of one from Annacotty, Co Limerick, who ran his own haulage firm, died following an unrelated illness in Tenerife almost two years later, on January 10, 2024
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Army bus driver court martialled over allegedly not obeying toilet break order and sweary outburst: 'He acted in defiance'
Defence Forces
The court martial heard he eventually pulled into a hard shoulder saying "anyone who needs to p*** and s*** can go there'
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Up to 60 caravans on Dept of Defence land in the Curragh despite order to leave and 'mountains of rubbish'
Travellers
More than 80 caravans, believed to be occupied by members of the Traveller Community who come over from England and France for the summer, had parked at a number of different locations on the Curragh
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Tanaiste to announce plans to accelerate purchase of new defence materials
Simon Harris
The Irish Mirror understands that Mr Harris, who is also the Defence Minister, is expected to formally sign up to an EU instrument called Security Action for Europe (SAFE)
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Ongoing searches at farm of murdered Michael Gaine - live updates
Michael Gaine
Kerry farmer Michael Gaine was last seen on the morning of March 20th. He was laid to rest last weekend after partial remains were found
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WATCH: 'Textbook' decoy convoy used to transfer Kinahan boss Sean McGovern from Air Corps HQ to court
Kinahan gang
Unbeknownst to a most observers, Sean McGovern was not in any of the cars in a fake convoy that left Air Corps HQ following his arrival from Dubai on Thursday
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Track Sean McGovern's extradition flight LIVE with Kinahan boss under Garda escort
Kinahan gang
You can now track live the extradition flight carrying Kinahan cartel boss Sean McGovern from Dubai to Ireland, where he will face murder and gangland charges linked to the Kinahan-Hutch feud.
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Outgoing Defence Forces Chief of Staff takes up prestigious EU military position
Defence Forces
The former Air Corps pilot will spend the next three years as the lead military advisor to the European Union. He is the first Irish officer to hold the position
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Emotional scenes as Irish troops reunited with loved ones at Dublin Airport after Lebanon deployment
Defence Forces
There were joyous scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish troops were welcomed home with open arms by emotional family members following their six-month duty in Lebanon
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Defence Forces spend €15,000 on bongo drums, windchimes and a €5,500 saxophone
Defence Forces
Three crash cymbals, six bagpipes, a triangle, and a set of claves were also purchased for the Defence Forces School of Music last year
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Tanaiste provides Cabinet update on changes to the 'Triple Lock'
Simon Harris
The Triple Lock requires three stages of approval to allow Defence Forces personnel to travel overseas on peacekeeping missions.
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Watch: Defence Forces specialists called in to search Michael Gaine's farmland
Michael Gaine
Sources say the personnel are from 1 Brigade, based in Cork - gardai continue to question a man arrested on Sunday
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Government paying US military agency €716,000 to redesign Irish Defence Forces
Defence Forces
The Institute for Security Governance (ISG), which is part of the US Department of Defence, is working on a new plan for the Irish Air Corps, Naval Service, and Army
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