French president says Moscow and Europe must find ‘imperfect balance’ in long run.

Luxembourg’s challenges in buying arms on the open market underscore the struggle to keep Ukraine supplied until sophisticated Western weapons arrive in the spring.

Yle's investigative unit MOT's probe was part of a wider collaboration of Nordic public broadcasters, in which journalists have uncovered the identities of dozens of Russian intelligence officers.

Deal gives Ireland greater access to Nato resources, including intelligence, but is not a step towards full membership, Government insists

Yury Filatov says Russia has never been an obstacle to Irish participation in UN peacekeeping missions

Taoiseach refuses Dáil debate on revelations

The operation to evacuate Irish citizens from Sudan is under way, with members of the Defence Forces being mobilised to travel to the region in the coming hours.

The agreement remains in place, despite concerns raised by ministers and military officers over the years

THERE have been calls for the Catholic Church to clarify its policy on the use of the Irish tricolour during funerals for deceased members of the Irish Defence Forces.

Wilson’s Hospital School is to seek the sequestration of Enoch Burke’s assets over his continued defiance of court orders restraining him from attending fo...

The Government has approved training engagement with the EU Military Assistance Mission in Ukraine

Taoiseach says scrapping the triple-lock is not in the Programme for Government.

Varadkar said that the security threats facing Ireland 'are now hybrid'

In a recent Irish Times article, retired Defence Forces (DF) officer Dorcha Lee recalled a startingly honest claim attributed to T.K. Whitaker, the senior

There is no clear rationale for the sudden suggestion that we should now remove the statutory requirement for UN approval for Irish participation in peacekeeping missions, writes Ivana Bacik

Each of the cases are being investigated by the military police and the alleged culprits face a court martial

Ireland is richer than Norway - why is it reliant on Norwegian planes to defend it?

Tánaiste plays down controversy surrounding Russian military ships off the Irish coast: ‘I didn’t see it as a threat’

Mark Mellett, the former Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, launched a stinging attack on Irish defence capacity.

Eoin Micheál McNamara is a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). He previously taught extensively in International Relations at the University of Tartu in Estonia…

The ‘job for life’ outlook of his generation is gone, Lt General Seán Clancy conceded.

Government was advised in early 1990s that the military should be legally covered by the Working Time Directive, which means Defence Forces personnel should be entitled to the same overtime payments...

The purchase will send a signal to our partners in the EU and further afield that Ireland is serious about discharging its responsibilities in the area of maritime security

Med släckt transponder färdas det ryska forskningsfartyget ”Admiral Vladimirsky” genom svenska sjöövningsområden. När tv-teamet närmar sig fartyget mellan Sverige och Danmark möts man av maskerade...

Department of Defence insists training does not impact neutrality and that there was no attempt to misled public

People Before Profit has claimed a “wealthy” elite could deploy gardaí and the Defence Forces against a left-wing government after the next election.

Despite the threats to critical infrastructure such as undersea cables highlighted by the wider Ukraine conflict, Ireland’s military continues to struggle to retain staff, let alone expand its...

Figures show out of 617 female applicants this year, only one has been inducted into organisation

National and local court and crime reports

The decision to withdraw Irish troops from a UN mission in Syria, in order to participate in an EU battlegroup, is a "further step" in eroding Irish neutrality, according to Sinn Féin's Defence...

Russia's war against Ukraine has put the recapitalisation of European land forces high on the agenda for NATO's European allies. This study examines the emerging plans and implementation challenges...

In a recent Irish Times article, retired Defence Forces (DF) officer Dorcha Lee recalled a startingly honest claim attributed to T.K. Whitaker, the senior

Despite the threats to critical infrastructure such as undersea cables highlighted by the wider Ukraine conflict, Ireland’s military continues to struggle to retain staff, let alone expand its...

There is a “huge irony” in Sinn Féin asking America to pressure the Irish Government into holding a referendum on Irish unity - Ciara Kelly.

Irish soldiers monitoring the "Blue Line" separating Israel and Lebanon - one of the most dangerous areas in the world - have been deployed as part of multi-national commitment to preventing conflict...

The Taoiseach has denied that his presence in Madrid at an EU-Nato meeting is a deliberate move to chip away at Ireland's military neutrality.

As the Irish say, things are “banjaxed”. In the last year, the Emerald Isle has shown that it is incapable of tracking and deterring Russian naval

While there he will take part in a panel discussion on neutrality.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had “profound” impacts on Irish national security, according to Tánaiste Micheál Martin.