A vessel that regularly transports cargo from Aughinish Alumina, the Co Limerick industrial plant, to Russia was observed dropping its anchor near critical subsea cables off the Irish west coast last year after collecting a shipment from the plant. A month later it was boarded by German police and found to be missing its anchor … Read more
“Civilian hulls painted grey” is a term often applied to the vessels of the Irish Naval Service. The eight ships – of which only four are available for duty due to personnel shortages – are ill-equipped for modern challenges. They have limited ability to detect what is happening above the waves and precisely zero ability … Read more
A man has been arrested after being suspected of carrying an explosive device which turned out to be non-viable. A section of the Liffey Valley shopping centre in west Dublin near the bus terminal was closed off at around 7.30pm. Gardaí and the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were quickly on the scene … Read more
The Government has signed an updated defence agreement with Britain designed to bolster maritime co-operation in tackling activity by the Russian “shadow fleet”. The defence memorandum of understanding us due to be announced on the fringes of the United Kingdom-Ireland summit being held in Cork on Friday. British prime minister Keir Starmer flew to Cork … Read more
The estimated 20,000 Irish people in the Middle East are being urged against taking perilous land journeys to escape the escalating conflict engulfing the region. Foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee said she is very concerned at the spread of the conflict to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where an estimated 12,000 Irish people live and … Read more
One of Ireland’s leading public health experts has said there are grounds for an in-depth examination into the deaths of more than 400 serving and retired Air Corps personnel. Professor Anthony Staines believes there are indications that the death rates among the personnel — around 200 of whom died under the age of 65 between … Read more
In 1798, the French Republic landed 1,000 troops in Mayo to assist the United Irishmen rebels. After some initial success, the French troops ultimately failed in their goal and the rebellion was eventually crushed. Nevertheless, the expedition went down in Irish revolutionary history as the Year of the French. Now, 228 years later, Ireland is … Read more
Ireland is to buy hundreds of new armoured vehicles and artillery pieces from France, a move that will significantly expand the capabilities of the Irish Army to conduct on-island defence. The planned deal, which is expected to be worth up to €600 million, will involve the biggest investment in Army equipment in the history of … Read more
The deal, first revealed by the Irish Mirror last year, will see the Defence Forces get several new models of armoured vehicles as well as the deadly Caesar artillery systems 20:00, 22 Feb 2026Updated 12:48, 23 Feb 2026 The €8 million KNDS Caesar self propelled howitzer. Reports in France say Ireland is set to buy … Read more
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