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The triple-lock system governing the deployment of troops abroad will not be an obstacle to Irish participation in a military training mission to Ukraine, Defense Minister Simon Coveney has said. Ireland has indicated that it is ready to contribute to Read More …
A former army bomb squad expert has said he was holding an Improvised Explosive Device in his hands the moment he realised he had to leave the Defence Forces for better pay. Mark Keely is now earning three times his Read More …
The Army will splash out up to €1.35million on a new landmine clearing machine amid calls from Ukraine for Irish help in removing hidden Russian explosives. The mine clearance vehicle will be used by the Defence Forces to deal with Read More …
Army bomb disposal experts were working on Tuesday evening to deal with a historic grenade which was discovered by workmen clearing a culvert on a river in a Cork city suburb. Workmen carrying out routine clearance work to remove silt Read More …
A number of residents in south Co Dublin were forced to leave their homes on Wednesday morning after an explosive device was discovered at one property. A scene was sealed off on Sallynoggin Road as gardaí and then Army bomb Read More …
Irish Army Bomb Disposal officers have said a large amount of information on the internet could be aiding criminal gangs who use explosive devices to carry out attacks and intimidate rivals. In the second part of our interview with two Read More …
Irish bomb disposal technicians are at the forefront of developing the response to potential large-scale terror attacks on Irish soil. A team in the Curragh, along with other elements of the Irish Defence Forces, have developed a Defence Forces-wide response Read More …
Irish bomb disposal experts have travelled to Qatar to help local forces prepare for security operations at the 2022 World Cup. Three operators from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team went to the middle eastern state for Exercise Watan – which Read More …
Irish troops serving as UN peacekeepers in Mali avoided being caught up in an al qaeda suicide bomb attack at their base in which 15 other soldiers were injured. Miraculously there were no fatalities when the jihadi terrorist drove a Read More …
The Defence Forces has carried out a controlled explosion on the grounds of St James’ Hospital in Dublin 8 this morning after chemical material was discovered. Following a request from An Garda Síochána, an Army Bomb Disposal Team were tasked Read More …
