# Defence Forces
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white hats
Defence Forces deployed 'ethical hackers' to fight back against massive HSE cyber attack
20 Jul 2021
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Military retention crisis
Representative group for Defence Forces officers set to criticise Government over 'ticking retention timebomb'
29 Jun 2021
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Dublin
Army removes World War Two-era artillery shell found in north Dublin city centre
Updated
15 Jun 2021
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Defence Forces
First female Defence Forces officer achieves rank of Major General
25 May 2021
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Lisa Smith
Former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith wins appeal against UK entry ban
7 May 2021
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Veterans
'Soldiers come home with addiction problems and PTSD, but there's no real support'
3 Apr 2021
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international travel
Two women arrested after refusing to go to quarantine hotel after returning from Dubai
2 Apr 2021
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Viable Device
Viable device made safe and removed by army bomb squad in Dublin this afternoon
13 Mar 2021
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Defence Forces
'You were sleeping with one eye open': Defence Forces whistleblower revelations lead to more disclosures of sexual assault
10 Mar 2021
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Defence Forces
Coveney urges anyone with information on alleged abuse in the Curragh to contact gardaĆ
1 Mar 2021
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testing centre
Covid-19 testing centre at Aviva Stadium stood down by Defence Forces
1 Mar 2021
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Defending Pay
Defence Forces facing 'serious problems' with recruitment and retention
28 Feb 2021
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Defence Forces
Cabinet approves setting up Defence Forces Commission to examine issues like recruitment and pay
15 Dec 2020
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: No, the Army is not going to chip children in schools so they can monitor them
12 Nov 2020
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south lebanon
Irish Captain: 'Local mayors have to hold talks with a woman - that wouldnāt have happened a few years ago'
10 Nov 2020
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lƩ william butler yeats
French fishing vessel detained by Naval Service off Cork coast
19 Oct 2020
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Voices
Tom Clonan: Our Defence Forces are effectively on life-support
Tom Clonan
27 Sep 2020
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Drimnagh
Viable device made safe and removed by army bomb squad in Dublin this morning
10 Sep 2020
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Lisa Smith
Former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith returned for trial at Special Criminal Court
31 Aug 2020
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Misinformation
Defence Forces attempted to track down mystery male responsible for infamous viral WhatsApp voicenote
15 Aug 2020
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Dublin
Army bomb squad called to Harold's Cross after historical artillery shell found
2 Jul 2020
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Defence Forces
Over 100 peacekeeping troops arrive home from Lebanon after Covid-19 delay
22 Jun 2020
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Coming Home
Irish troops in Lebanon to return home at the end of next month after Covid-19 delay
22 May 2020
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air corps
Investigation begins after door falls from Air Corps helicopter and lands on Dublin school grounds
21 May 2020
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clanbrassil street
War of Independence mills grenade made safe after being found in Dublin canal
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13 May 2020
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Adjourned
The case of former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith has been adjourned for three months
17 Apr 2020
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ready and waiting
'Everyone has been told to get a bag ready' - Shels defender on stand-by to be deployed by the Army
26 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus
About 40,000 people in Ireland waiting for Covid-19 test, all told to self-isolate while they wait
Updated
22 Mar 2020
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: No, the 'lockdown' isn't here - that's the Defence Forces setting up a testing site on Dublin's quays
21 Mar 2020
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: Despite what those WhatsApp messages predicted, the country has not gone into lockdown in the past two days
18 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus
80 Defence Forces cadets are being trained in Covid-19 contact tracing
13 Mar 2020
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standby
Taoiseach says Defence Forces members 'stand ready' to support civil authorities if necessary
Updated
12 Mar 2020
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in the family
Pair make history as first ever mother-daughter duo to serve with the Defence Forces
24 Jan 2020
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Naval Vessel
Ireland's LĆ RĆ³isĆn to undergo ā¬250,000 facelift as equipment becomes 'obsolete'
21 Jan 2020
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