Private Seán Rooney, 23, was part of an eight-person group travelling to Beirut to bring two soldiers home for family funerals

Department of Defence says wind farms or other tall buildings could impact Air Corps training

The US cloud multinational has already worked with the US and British armed forces to attract staff and plans to seek out talent from the Irish Defence Forces

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, is it time for Ireland to ramp up its defence budget, or are threats to this country overstated?

Europe needs to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons, and Ireland can help it by providing offshore win, according to the former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces

Ireland is caught in a crisis of conscience between sending weapons to Ukraine and maintaining its dearly held neutrality. But with world security becoming ever more precarious, we may end up with little choice but to enter the fray

Summer timeline for acting on the recommendations from the Commission on the Defence Forces remains unchanged

UCD academic Ben Tonra has said a civic forum would be ‘perfect’ to kick-start a national conversation on the role and function of the Irish military

Jack Chambers will establish a permanent pay review body to meet the programme for government’s commitments

Security is the bedrock on which our society’s cultural, social and economic achievements are built, yet Ireland’s vulnerability is stark