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The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD, and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr Alan Shatter TD, have today, Monday 21st May 2012, announced the launch of a 12 month pilot...

I am pleased to announce that a significant milestone has been reached this afternoon (Friday 18th May 2012) in the build process for the first of two new ships for the Irish Naval Service...

I welcome this opportunity to brief you on the Value for Money Review (VFM) of the Reserve Defence Force. I understand that you may also wish to discuss any developments in the Permanent Defence...

On 19th September 2011 I published the review of Mr Frank Callanan, S.C., into matters relevant to the deaths of Corporal Fintan Heneghan, Private Mannix Armstrong and Private Thomas Walsh...

Today, Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., reviewed the members of the 106th Infantry Battalion who will leave later this month for service with the United Nations...

Defence Minister Alan Shatter has secured Cabinet approval to deploy members of the Permanent Defence Force as unarmed military observers to the new UN mission in Syria...

The Minister for Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., has secured Cabinet approval to deploy members of the Permanent Defence Force as unarmed military observers to the new UN mission in Syria...

Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe, T.D., attends the opening of the Conference “Military Education in the 21st Century” and the...

Secretary General, Chief of Staff, Ladies and Gentlemen; I am delighted to be here in the Defence Forces Training Centre for this afternoon’s Commissioning Ceremony...

Following the Government’s decision to further consolidate Defence Forces personnel into fewer locations, four military barracks - Clonmel, Cavan, Mullingar and Castlebar - will close on 30th March 2012...