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Armed forces see increase in members referred to Prevent for far right activity

Figures disclosed by the Ministry of Defence have revealed that 40 soldiers, sailors and air personnel have been referred to the terrorism prevention programme since 2019. Half of the personnel were referred due to concerns about extreme right-wing ...

03 Oct 2022 at 13:08

National News

Ex-Irish soldier Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for IS membership

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 40-year-old ex-Defence Forces member was found guilty in May of IS membership but was cleared of a ...

22 Jul 2022 at 14:18

National News

Report recommends more staff, equipment and training for Irish Defence Forces

An extra 2,000 people are needed in the Irish Defence Forces in addition to extra resources and training, Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed. Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, the Minister for Foreign Affairs said the recommendations are ...

06 May 2022 at 11:05

National News

Former Irish soldier found guilty of membership of so-called Islamic State

A former Irish soldier has been found guilty of membership of the so-called Islamic State terror group. Ex-Defence Forces member Lisa Smith, 40, was acquitted of a separate charge of financing terrorism after a nine-week trial at Dublin’s ...

30 May 2022 at 15:06

National News

Taoiseach hears judge-led review will not get to the ‘heart of toxic culture’ in army

A group of women alleging bullying, misogyny and violence within the Irish armed forces has warned the Taoiseach that a judge-led review will not get to the “heart of the toxic culture” in the army. Members of the Women of Honour group ...

31 Jan 2022 at 16:35

Local News

Military medics will be deployed to hospitals across the north to support 'fatigued' staff

Sixty armed forces medics are to be deployed in hospitals in Northern Ireland after the Health Minister’s latest request for military assistance was approved. The Ministry of Defence said its personnel will provide support in ...

31 Jan 2022 at 17:32

Northern Ireland

Family of victim call for removal from barracks of memorial to veteran

The family of a man shot dead in Northern Ireland in 1974 have called for the removal from a military barracks of a memorial to a former soldier who died while on trial over the killing. The memorial to Dennis Hutchings, a ...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:40

Northern Ireland

Second Battalion Irish Guards reactivated after 75 years

An Army battalion that played a key role in both world wars has been reactivated in a bid to “counter threats to worldwide peace”. The Second Battalion Irish Guards, which was disbanded 75 years ago, will see new soldiers ...

02 Sept 2022 at 16:18

Northern Ireland

Belfast weapons factory receives contract to produce anti-tank missiles

A Belfast weapons factory has received a contract to produce anti-tank missiles for the British Army. It follows a recent announcement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) around future anti-tank missile provision. Thales ...

21 Dec 2022 at 14:45

Northern Ireland

More than 40 boxes of material gathered over policeman murder, hearing told

More than 40 boxes of material relating to the murder of an RUC sergeant in 1977 have been gathered by the Police Ombudsman, a preliminary inquest hearing has been told. A lawyer told the hearing at Laganside ...

29 Nov 2022 at 17:39

Northern Ireland

Civil cases brought by two men injured at Ballymurphy settled

Civil cases brought against the Ministry of Defence by two men injured in the Ballymurphy massacre in Belfast in 1971 have been settled with undisclosed damages to be paid. At the High Court in Belfast, Mr ...

13 Jan 2023 at 10:51

National News

President Higgins praises survivors and backs review into alleged army sex abuse

President Michael D Higgins has thrown his support behind a review into the Irish Defence Forces (IDF) following multiple accusations of bullying and sexual abuse levelled against the organisation. He ...

23 Sept 2021 at 11:04

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