Corporal Dylan Quigg, who is based at Finner Camp in Co Donegal, beat off stiff competition from dozens of US soldiers to win the award. He was one of four Defence Forces personnel taking part

The Irish Air Corps has tested using helicopter-mounted machine guns to shoot down drones as part of EU presidency preparation.

A Defence Forces witness has alleged he was grabbed by the throat and submerged in a chemical-filled tub with a dead crow during an alleged hazing incident in the early 1990s.

Ireland is one of the few countries in the European Union that has yet to roll out such a system

The Women of Honour group is refusing to attend the Defence Forces Tribunal

Having previously fought at Madison Square Garden, the model has his eyes on an all-Irish battle he think would be 'great for the fans'

Lee Reeves defeated Hungarian Andras Balogh at Leopardstown racecourse in just 79 seconds

A man accused of murdering Kerry farmer Mike Gaine has been sent forward for trial before the Central Criminal Court after being served with the book of evidence.

There were tears of joy in the arrivals terminal of Dublin Airport on Tuesday night as some 160 Irish peacekeepers returned from deployment in Lebanon. The Irish soldiers were greeted by proud family and friends after the grueling six-months with the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL). During their time deployed, the 127th Infantry Battalion carried […]

Military bosses have now placed the soldier on special leave, pending the outcome of the Garda Probe

The mission is expected to take place on Sunday

The Cavalry Corps team won the Sullivan Cup using the Bradley armoured fighting vehicle - even though the Defence Forces does not have any of them in service

Minister McEntee inspected the parade at an event celebrating a century of excellence, service and sporting achievement by the Army Equitation School

The Defence Forces have served with honour in Lebanon since 1978, but the mission is now coming to an end

The 60-year-old Dublin man was acting like a "lovesick teenager" according to his defence counsel when he repeatedly followed the woman to her home, the local shops and park and her children's schools among other places

A Frankenstein monster of the left and right stitched together, Ireland's populist uprising has gone full MAGA

Denman Rooke has expressed support for the fuel protests and unequivocally condemned the authoritarian crackdown on peaceful protestors at the Galway docks, and the deployment of the army at Whitegate.

The Garda Special Detective Unit (SDU) is assessing the suspected hoax threat issued to the Garda Commissioner's office last Thursday

The border town of Bint Jbeil is vital to Hezbollah and Israel is determined to take it. The Israelis have now surrounded it and are intent on having complete control of it in days. The Defence Forces say the 350 Irish troops in the area are safe and accounted for.

Back the basic demands. Defend the right to protest. Oppose the frauds on the far-right and discuss the protest leaders, but let's keep coming back to the real issue of unbearable price increases and where they come from. Workers, unions- let's deepen the movement for a country we can all live in.

The Government is resuming talks today as fuel protests enter a fifth day, with road blockages sparking fears of shortages and major disruption nationwide.

Travel in parts of the country has been affected for the fourth day in a row, with slow-moving convoys protesting against high fuel prices caused by the US and Israeli war against Iran

It is understood that many of the protesters who have caused havoc on Irish roads in recent days are set to be hit with fines in the coming weeks

Protests Government’s response to rising fuel prices entered a third day on Thursday

The protests, which are being held right across Ireland, have entered a third day

The letter has been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis

The Israelis have gone beyond the main Irish post - Camp Shamrock - which is seven kilometres inside Lebanese territory in the village of At-Tiri

Russia has been blamed for that incident - an accusation the country angrily denies

Unifil said a peacekeeper has died and three others are injured after a projectile exploded at one of its positions

The soldier was in a Humvee heading towards Camp Shamrock which is home to 500 Irish and Polish personnel when he was injured. Polish authorities say it was a targeted attack.