# Defence Forces
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Golan Heights
'Myself and the children are devastated': Soldiers due to return to Ireland tomorrow face 'unacceptable' delay
3 Apr 2019
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LE Eithne
Decision to end migrant rescue operation labelled 'outrageous abdication of responsibilities'
1 Apr 2019
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Defence Forces
Massacre of 160 people in Mali 'underlines need for international presence', Dept Defence says
1 Apr 2019
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Courts
Former soldier settles case over health problems he claims were caused by anti-malaria drug
19 Mar 2019
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Peacekeeping
Defence Forces personnel recognised for their role in south Lebanon at special ceremony
18 Mar 2019
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Lisa Smith
'I don't believe Irish citizens go there on their holidays': Flanagan says State will work to bring Lisa Smith back from Syria
10 Mar 2019
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Portlaoise
Investigation launched after Defence Forces member accidentally discharges weapon at petrol station
16 Feb 2019
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sleeping flags
Charity to bring tricolour sleeping bags to Dublin streets to highlight plight of homeless veterans
11 Feb 2019
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largest ever class
Standing up to extremists and freeing hostages: Varadkar praises Defence Forces as new cadets are sworn in
4 Feb 2019
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gaming for peace
This new online game will train military, police and peacekeepers in soft skills
13 Jan 2019
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Mali
Varadkar to travel to Mali today to meet with Irish Defence Forces serving abroad
6 Jan 2019
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Ćglaigh na hĆireann
Bomb disposal, prison security, peacekeeping - The work of the Irish Defence Forces in 2018
28 Dec 2018
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Job hunt
Looking for a job? Ireland's Naval Service has launched a new recruitment campaign
28 Dec 2018
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Bomb Squad
Defence Forces' bomb disposal team makes device safe at Clare recycling plant
22 Dec 2018
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Drogheda
Army bomb squad called to remove two explosive devices from property in Louth
20 Dec 2018
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poor conditions
'Our members deserve better': Concern over failure to fill Defence Forces psychiatrist role after no-one applies for job
28 Nov 2018
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Defence Forces
'A retention crisis': Concerns raised as numbers serving in Defence Forces drops below 9,000
4 Nov 2018
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Defence Forces
'Ramos makes more mistakes than me' - Lovren takes swipe at Real Madrid star
2 Nov 2018
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Minister Paul Kehoe
'Inappropriate for a family occasion': Complaints after Defence Forces video shown at All Ireland semi-final
1 Nov 2018
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Clondalkin
Army bomb squad called to An Post sorting office after discovery of 'suspicious package'
16 Oct 2018
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soldiering against subversion
'The serving and sacrifice Irish soldiers put in during the Troubles - it has never been recognised'
7 Oct 2018
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UN peacekeeping
Return of 119 troops from Syria delayed for two weeks over error in clearance to travel through Lebanon
3 Oct 2018
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Defence Forces
'Are we prepared? We are not': Brexit hard border warning from former Troubles soldier
2 Oct 2018
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Living wage
'Compliments and commendations don't put meals on tables': Defence Forces families march on Leinster House
19 Sep 2018
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Voices
'Give our defence forces a living wage': Why I'm marching on the DƔil today
Tom Clonan
19 Sep 2018
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Voices
'If we don't pay our Defence Forces a decent wage, we will lose talented, educated young people'
Eoin Scarlett
10 Sep 2018
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army recruitment
Error in selection process leads Defence Forces to withdraw employment offer from four new recruits
7 Sep 2018
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Aras18
Peacekeeping and disabilites on the agenda as Sean Gallagher to formally begin presidential campaign
3 Sep 2018
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national services day
'We always turn up and we always will': Ireland's frontline workers are getting their own day of recognition
1 Sep 2018
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newlyn harbour
'We were given the baton': How Ireland's Defence Forces helped with significant cocaine seizure in UK
31 Aug 2018
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Seized
Five men arrested and drugs seized as Defence Forces assist in inter-agency operation at sea
30 Aug 2018
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Papal Visit
'Exposure to infectious diseases deeply worrying': Soldiers forced to bed down close to needles in Phoenix Park
27 Aug 2018
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Pope Visit
'Morale is on the floor': Defence Forces to be paid just ā¬47.59 per day for extra work during Pope visit
16 Aug 2018
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