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'Dangerous' Defence Forces live air firing exercises to take place this month

The public is being warned of Defence Forces live air firing exercises due to take place this month. That's according to the Department of Defence, which is urging people to stay clear of the area at Gormanstown Camp in Co Meath while the exercises ...

06 Apr 2022 at 12:01

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Ireland and US ‘standing together’ to oppose Russian aggression, says Biden

Ireland and the US are “standing together to oppose Russia’s brutal aggression” in Ukraine, US president Joe Biden has said. In his address at Leinster House, Mr Biden also referenced Irish neutrality, stating that the country had stood with ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:45

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Kildare County Council to write to the Department of Defence about estate

Local councillors overwhelmingly voted for Kildare County Council (KCC) to write to the Department of Defence about a housing estate in the Curragh. The decision was made at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting on ...

24 Jan 2023 at 11:05

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Department redaction ‘error’ in Defence Forces sexual assault allegation report

The Department of Defence has been forced to take down a report published on a Government website due to errors in redacted information relating to details of an alleged sexual assault at a military barracks. The Mohan Report was ...

29 Mar 2023 at 13:50

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Department redaction ‘error’ in Defence Forces sexual assault allegation report

29 Mar 2023 at 11:38

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Kildare County Council told that The Curragh's fire station ‘should remain operational’

The fire station located in The Curragh should remain operational. That's according to Sinn Féin councillor Noel Connolly. Cllr Connolly made the comments at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District (MD) meeting, ...

29 Sept 2023 at 14:05

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Women of Honour group meets Tanaiste and Taoiseach

The Women of Honour group has warned that problems in the Defence Forces will “continue to linger and fester” for decades unless the terms of reference for an inquiry into abuses in the military are significantly ...

12 Jun 2023 at 18:53

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Construction of new workshop worth €8.6 million in Kildare's Curragh Camp announced

The construction of a new workshop worth €8.6 million in the Curragh Camp has just been announced. An Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, has today (August 5) confirmed the funding for the ...

05 Aug 2024 at 10:35

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Department of Defence issues situation update on Irish Defence Forces serving in Israel, Lebanon and Syria

The Department of Defence has issued a situation update on Irish Defence Forces serving in Israel, Lebanon and Syria. The announcement follows an escalation in violence between Israeli forces and ...

10 Oct 2023 at 10:34

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Deal for four new Air Corps helicopters announced

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has announced a deal for four new light-utility helicopters to boost Air Corps capabilities. The Department of Defence recently signed contracts for delivery of the new ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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Call to reopen The Curragh swimming pool unites Kildare-Newbridge MD Cllrs

A number of councillors across the political spectrum came together to call for the swimming pool located in The Curragh to be reopened by Kildare County Council (KCC). Fine Gael Cllr Peggy ...

29 Apr 2024 at 15:35

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LATEST: Department of Defence criticised over illegal encampments at Kildare County Council meeting

Criticism was levelled at the Department of Defence at the most recent Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District (MD) meeting. Back in July, Fine Gael councillor Tracey O’Dwyer told Kildare ...

25 Sept 2024 at 16:05

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