In September 1961, deep in the African Congo, 155 Irish soldiers found themselves surrounded by over 3,000 battle-hardened mercenaries and[...] ...

France and Thales likely to emerge as winners as US suppliers fall out of favour, but some Defence Forces insiders worry ...

They encompass the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. All Defence Forces officers hold their ...

An Irish lawmaker is calling for new legislation aimed to better inspect U.S. aircraft at an airport that for many years has ...

Ireland’s failure to properly monitor a Russian ship in the Irish Sea is ‘embarrassing’, a defence expert has warned. Senator Tom Clonan, a retired Irish Army captain, told Extra.ie on Thursday that ...

Referencing the significance of the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary, Father Murphy said he felt the intercession of a World War I Irish army chaplain. Father Paul Murphy exits the Central ...