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Recommended passenger arrival times relaxed at Dublin Airport

National News

Dublin Airport has relaxed its advice to passengers queuing for flights after security screening times significantly improved. It has now revised its recommended arrival times for passengers flying out of the airport. It said that all passengers ...

15 Aug 2022 at 13:48

National News

Former Irish soldier to be sentenced for Islamic State membership

A former Irish soldier found guilty of being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) is due to appear before a Dublin court on Friday for sentencing. Ex-Defence Forces member Lisa Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of membership of the IS ...

22 Jul 2022 at 03:45

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 ...

22 Jul 2022 at 14:18

Local News

Ray Goggins to feature in Sixth Irish Military Seminar hosted by KCC

Kildare County Council (KCC) will host Sixth Irish Military Seminar, with Ray Goggins of RTÉ's Special Forces fame set to attend. The Irish Military Seminar returns with an exciting full programme of lectures this year in venues across the ...

23 May 2022 at 19:40

National News

'A landmark event' - Defence Minister visits airbase to mark 100 years of Irish Air Corps

One hundred years of the Irish Air Corps is being celebrated today (Wednesday March 23) with the Minister for Defence calling it "a landmark event". Minister Simon Coveney marked the occasion by attending Casement Aerodrome, where he ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:32

National News

Western tensions rise as Putin puts nuclear deterrent forces on alert

Vladimir Putin has put Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent forces on alert, dramatically ratcheting up the tensions in his stand-off with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. The United States immediately denounced the latest ...

27 Feb 2022 at 16:56

National News

Ukrainian soldiers hold flowers as volunteer troops marry at Kyiv checkpoint

Two members of the Ukrainian military have married in their fatigues as their country faces continued bombardment by Russia. Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov, both members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces, ...

07 Mar 2022 at 11:30

National News

Ministers announce €2.4m funding to solve challenges faced by Defence Forces

A total of €2.4million in funding has been announced to develop disruptive solutions to challenges faced by the Defence Forces. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and ...

18 Feb 2022 at 12:02

National News

Taoiseach lays wreath in Lebanon in memory of Defence Force members

The Taoiseach travelled to Lebanon this weekend to visit members of the Irish Defence Forces. Today (Sunday May 29), Micheal Martin laid a wreath in the southern Lebanese town of Tibnine in memory of the 47 members of the ...

29 May 2022 at 13:17

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 ...

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 ...

30 May 2022 at 15:06

National News

Irish lawyers protest over 'pitiful' rates of pay for legal aid in criminal cases

A group of defence lawyers gathered across Ireland this morning for the second time in as many months to protest low rates of pay for legal aid in criminal cases. Both junior and senior lawyers stood outside ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:05

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