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In this piece, we’ll hear for the first time publicly from three key players involved in the military side of the multi-agency response.

The Irish Defence Forces monitored a Russian cargo ship off the Irish coast yesterday.

Competitors battling it out for the title of Best Military Medical Team now have to display battlefield skills as well as medical ones

As European states rearm in the face of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, years of neglect and underfunding have left Ireland’s military woefully underprepared

The Tánaiste is expected to announce plans that will enable Ireland to acquire defence systems more speedily when he signs up to an EU instrument called Security Action for Europe, or SAFE.

Government believes joining will allow Ireland to secure military equipment at lower cost and faster pace

Tánaiste to sign up to EU defence procurement system

There is mounting concern in Government that the United Nation's peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon may not have its mandate renewed in August.

The towed array sonar will be manufactured by Thales DMS and will be a device which is dragged behind naval ships and monitors what is below the surface.

Thomas Byrne, was speaking at an event in Dublin hosted by the Irish Institute of International and European Affairs.

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Retired officer Kevin Phipps examines the government’s plans to beef up the Irish Air Corps and asks if they can really do it right this time.

Legislation that will remove the requirement for UN approval when deploying members of the Defence Forces outside the State has been published.

Simon Harris vows to boost defences against spy ships and hybrid attacks

Another AI-generated image shows a selection of media visiting the war’s frontlines as guests of the Berylian administration, which is on a charm offensive as part of its ambitions to join the EU

The multinational military exercise “TRIAS25” began at the Allentsteig military training area in Lower Austria. Around 1,300 soldiers from Switzerland, Germany,…

The Swiss army is practising recapturing terrain with the Austrians and Germans. Russia is keeping a close eye on things.

On his first trip abroad in government, Defence Minister Martin Pfister visited the Swiss troops taking part in a major exercise in Austria.

Horrific attack on chaplain Fr Paul Murphy raises questions over whether Ireland’s counterterrorism and wider security infrastructure is sufficiently resourced to respond to violent extremism

Government is already facing a brewing political row over mooted salary for ‘housing tsar’

Survey in 29 countries finds that voters worry doing nothing in Ukraine will encourage Russia to take further military action in Europe and Asia

Radar, AI and subsea surveillance are big growth areas for security technology with dual uses

Around 11 fibre optic cables connecting North America to Europe pass through or near Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone which stretches over 200 nautical miles off the south west and west coast

Both Hamas and Hezbollah are banned in the United Kingdom and it is a crime to express support for them

UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide

The deployment of the Defence Forces’ Cyber Defence Strategy is hampered by staffing issues, however

Ceasefire breaches by Israeli forces and Hizbullah create unpredictable environment, officer says

Ireland is set to become a member of an alliance of European nations that shares intelligence on potential threats in EU waters.

Darragh O’Brien says just three days of gas supply remain in event of disruption, backs floating reserve facility

Damage to Ireland's subsea gas interconnectors would have a catastrophic impact on the country's energy supply, Minister for the Environment Darragh O'Brien has been warned.

Cathal Berry, former TD and former member of Defence Forces

The Viktor Leonov, monitored by the LÉ Samuel Beckett, has not revealed its purpose in Irish seas

Storm Éowyn showed how precarious Ireland's infrastructure is. In an increasingly fraught period in world politics, Security Correspondent Cormac O'Keeffe examines the potential consequences of sabota...

Russian sensors trying to track nuclear submarines have been found in a campaign of ‘greyzone’ warfare that also targets our energy and internet. Even oligarchs’ superyachts are in on it

Dáil claims of Garda sexual violence demand real investigation — but not at the cost of facts or credibility

We import 80% of our energy via the sea. And 97% of the world’s internet traffic travels through undersea cables. In an era of global instability, we must step up and protect these vital assets

Europe is embarking on a grand spending programme akin to the near trillion euro response to the Covid pandemic in the face of aggression from Russia and the increasing unreliability of the US under P...