BREAKING: Members of the Óglaigh na hÉireann Army Ranger Wing are being deployed to UNIFIL as part of an effort to increase force protection. Operators will be part of an extra platoon of 33 in the next mission.

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'He appealed and the Court of Appeal upheld the court-martial decision and confirmed his conviction. He asked the Supreme Court for a further appeal, but this was refused.'

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'Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Fox, the officer commanding the 124th, yesterday told us his men and women were ready for whatever situation may develop on the mission.'

Army Ranger Wing soldiers to be sent to war-torn southern Lebanon irishmirror.ie/news/irish-new…

'The duties of the extra soldiers will include force protection duties, as well as increased convoy security.'

Ireland to increase number of peacekeepers deployed to south Lebanon to beef up security (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6355114

'Lt Col Conor King, the general secretary of Raco, the representative association of commissioned officers, maintains that military personnel are not buying into the Government’s plan and are still leaving the forces in considerable numbers.'

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'The new €4.5m accommodation block has the capacity to house 41 extra people at the barrack, the headquarters for the army's First Brigade. The new housing is for both single living-in (SLI) personnel and troops undergoing training.'
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The editorial from today's Irish Examiner
Despite government announcements regarding improvements and commitments to improve, Óglaigh na hÉireann numbers are still declining, the pace of budgetary increase is far too slow, and there is no sense of urgency in addressing it.

'I think what is critical is that it is a senior minister (who is) responsible for defence at the Cabinet table, as we have had over the last four years - that is critical'

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Get ready to soar into the thrilling world of aviation as TYHub presents a live and exclusive webinar on April 24th from 9.15 am to 12.40 pm, showcasing 'The Career Pathway into The Air Corps.'
The Sky-High Adventure Live Webinar with The Irish Air Corps - careersportal.ie/news/2501205728

Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy, Assistant Chief of Staff of the #Irish 🇮🇪 Defence Forces, visited #IRINI 🇪🇺OHQ, met the DCOM Radm Guillaume Fontarensky & had productive talks on challenges for the EU in the CentMed & North Africa. More on 👉cutt.ly/8w405c5Z #Irini4peace

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In ‘pre-war’ Europe, Ireland cannot bury its head in the sand on defence.

‘The safety & security of the state & its people is the primary responsibility of any government. We must be honest with ourselves and accept the fact that we’ve neglected our Óglaigh na hÉireann in the past.’

'Mullingar Municipal District is to present an address of recognition to Brigadier General Ger Buckley after members backed a proposal made by Cllr Ken Glynn.'

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'Minister MacNeill said Ireland will have to 'lean in a little further' with our EU neighbours.'

Ireland needs to have 'pan-European defence conversation' - MacNeill newstalk.com/news/ireland-n… via NewstalkFM Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD

'Outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in his farewell speech made some interesting comments around Ireland’s defence strategy.'

Kieran was joined by Lt Col Conor King and Gen Sec of RACO and Patrick Bury, Senior Security lecturer at the University of Bath.

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'Fermoy Gardaí worked alongside units from the Irish Defence Forces, the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and rescue teams from across the county in a 48-hour operation to find a young woman missing in the Kilworth area.'
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Ultimately King believes much work has been achieved to date arising out of the Defence Action Plan and said there are signs of “green shoots of recovery”... Despite that the officer said that the positives are outweighed by a sense of too little too late.
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'The former Defence Forces officer also said the law should be changed to “ensure a properly functioning regime for enforcing international sanctions on corporate entities”.'

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Welcome to day two. The first #InternationalSniperCompetition event is the M4 Group and Zero.

This lane tests a sniper’s ability to use M4 carbines under stress consistently and accurately. #InfantryWeek

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Competition breeds excellence!!!
During #infantryweek @FortBenning, the U.S. Army held the 2023 #InternationalSniperCompetition .
The 27 Inf Bn 27 Infantry Battalion sniper team finished 2nd best international team and 11th overall out of 35 teams from around the world!!!!