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Department redaction ‘error’ in Defence Forces sexual assault allegation report

The Department of Defence has been forced to take down a report published on a Government website due to errors in redacted information relating to details of an alleged sexual assault at a military barracks. The Mohan Report was published on Friday ...

29 Mar 2023 at 13:45

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Kildare TD doubles down on recent criticism of Irish government

An Independent Kildare TD has doubled down on his recent criticism of the Irish government, the Leinster Leader can reveal. On Sunday, August 25 last, the Irish Examiner published an article featuring Dr Cathal Berry TD, in which he criticised the ...

27 Aug 2024 at 10:00

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Money still due to community from Magee Barracks sale in Kildare town

The money due to Kildare town from the sale of Magee Barracks is still with the Department of Defence. Councillors were told on Wednesday that when officials from Kildare County Council approached the Department about the community gain, it was ...

23 Sept 2016 at 14:37

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Department of Defence issues situation update on Irish Defence Forces serving in Israel, Lebanon and Syria

The Department of Defence has issued a situation update on Irish Defence Forces serving in Israel, Lebanon and Syria. The announcement follows an escalation in violence between Israeli forces and members of the Hamas militia group, which came ...

10 Oct 2023 at 10:33

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Kildare County Council to write to the Department of Defence about estate

Local councillors overwhelmingly voted for Kildare County Council (KCC) to write to the Department of Defence about a housing estate in the Curragh. The decision was made at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting on ...

24 Jan 2023 at 11:00

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Ireland and US ‘standing together’ to oppose Russian aggression, says Biden

Ireland and the US are “standing together to oppose Russia’s brutal aggression” in Ukraine, US president Joe Biden has said. In his address at Leinster House, Mr Biden also referenced Irish neutrality, stating that the country had ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:45

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Women of Honour group meets Tanaiste and Taoiseach

The Women of Honour group has warned that problems in the Defence Forces will “continue to linger and fester” for decades unless the terms of reference for an inquiry into abuses in the military are significantly broadened. The ...

12 Jun 2023 at 18:53

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Kildare Council queries Department of Defence over Curragh road closures

Kildare County Council is to write to the Department of Defence in an attempt to find out more information about road closures near the Curragh firing range. Cllr Mark Lynch (SF) told the December Kildare Newbridge Municipal ...

05 Jan 2017 at 13:53

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Tanaiste willing to ‘engage’ on cadet pay

The Department of Defence is willing to engage “constructively” on low pay for cadets, the Tanaiste has said. Simon Harris made the comment at a press conference on the outskirts of the Representative Association of ...

14 Oct 2025 at 16:37

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Kildare County Council told that The Curragh's fire station ‘should remain operational’

The fire station located in The Curragh should remain operational. That's according to Sinn Féin councillor Noel Connolly. Cllr Connolly made the comments at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District (MD) ...

29 Sept 2023 at 14:00

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Deal for four new Air Corps helicopters announced

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has announced a deal for four new light-utility helicopters to boost Air Corps capabilities. The Department of Defence recently signed contracts for delivery of the new Airbus H145M ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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Government set to splash €45 million on new luxury jet by end of year

A new Government jet is set to be bought by the Department of Defence before the end of the year to replace the current ailing aircraft. The new jet, which was put out to tender last year at a cost of €45 ...

17 Oct 2024 at 12:33

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