Around 30 Irish troops are based at Outpost 6-52, with a complex operation required to clear the way for its supply ...

Irish Unifil veterans have been left “shocked and saddened” by the destruction of an orphanage in south Lebanon this week which has deep ties to the Defence Forces. The town of Tibnin has been ...

There was a huge cheer as the doors opened to reveal the first of the Irish Defence Forces walking through to be reunited with their loved ones, and tears as parents, spouses and children got long ...

More than 200 members of the Irish Defence Forces returned home on Monday morning after six months serving with Unifil in southern Lebanon. Published Just now There were emotional scenes at Dublin ...

The Defence Forces say they are considering several contingency plans if it becomes difficult to rotate Irish troops stationed with Unifil in Lebanon, but have declined to release details for ...

Families and friends waiting at Terminal 1 of Dublin Airport (Liam McBurney/PA) There was a huge cheer as the doors opened to reveal the first of the Irish Defence Forces walking through to be ...

IRISH MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE groups will next week travel to Brussels to meet MEPs and other officials to ask them to campaign for better conditions for Irish Defence Forces members. PDFORRA ...

President of SETU, Professor Veronica Campbell, commented, “On behalf of SETU, I want to congratulate each of our over 200 graduates from the Irish Defence Forces on their exceptional achievements ...

The Irish Defence Forces observed a Russian spy ship operating three drones in Irish-controlled waters over the weekend, raising fears that the ship was conducting surveillance of critical subsea ...

“I can confirm that yesterday afternoon, there was a Katyusha rocket that landed within 2-45," Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, Chief of Staff for the Irish Defence Forces, told reporters in ...

A Lebanese orphanage supported by the Irish Defence Forces has been severely damaged in an Israeli air strike. The orphanage, in the town of Tibnine, was empty at the time as its 40 children had ...