Cabinet to approve plans for abolition of the triple lock

The bill, introduced by the Minister for Defence Helen McEntee (who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs) will provide for ...
Irish Examiner on MSN

ieExplains: What is the triple lock — and why the Government wants to abolish it

The Government plans to remove UN approval from overseas troop deployments, reshaping Ireland’s long-standing defence and neutrality framework ...
Irish Examiner on MSN

Cabinet set to dismantle triple lock as it amends laws over deploying Irish troops

Ministers are expected to approve a series of amendments to new laws which would dismantle Ireland’s triple lock system ...

Defence Forces to pay almost €1m to survey troops every 5 years in bid to solve retention crisis & tackle abuse culture

The Defence Forces will pay close to €1million to survey our troops every year for five years as they go to war with a ...
Simple History on MSN

155 Irish soldiers held off 4,000 enemies - then were erased from history

In 1961, 155 Irish soldiers deployed by the UN were surrounded by 4,000 Katangese troops. Cut off. Outgunned. Starving. They ...
Yahoo

Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon

All members of an Irish Defence Forces battalion "are well and accounted for" after they came under "small arms fire" in south Lebanon. The incident happened at about 18:30 Ireland time (20:30 Lebanon ...