The Irish Leyland Armored Car was a unique homegrown design developed in the early years of the Irish Defence Forces. Built ...

The armed forces minister Al Carns has come under fresh fire over the government’s claims to be protecting veterans.

Ireland’s Defence Forces has been allowed to atrophy, while we complacently ignore threats to national security ...

As the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon prepares to wind down by 2027, Dorcha Lee examines the prospects for the region — and ...

The powers and functions of the president are set out in Article 13 of the Irish Constitution. Among her roles, Ms Connolly ...

Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, has also been an outspoken critic of the Government and referenced in her inauguration speech that she had been given a mandate to articulate a “vision for ...

The office of president is seen as a largely ceremonial role which involves hosting heads of state at the official residence, Aras an Uachtarain in Phoenix Park, Dublin, and other diplomatic and civic ...

Apart from giving a positive impression of Ireland at home and abroad, what exactly does the role of the President involve, and what can the incumbent do when they eventually enter the Áras?

President Michael D Higgins has officially finished his second and final term in office, leaving Áras an Uachtárain as a citizen rather than the first citizen for the first time in 14 years.

MEMBERS of the Irish Defence Forces boosted the organisation’s level of expertise when 182 of them were conferred with ...

Government has so far opted not to draw on €150 billion EU loan facility for countries to strengthen their militaries ...