Ireland's fishers actually start fishing off the Cork coast on February 1, before the Russians are due to arrive on February 3

Marine biologists warn about the impact of military manoeuvres on marine life 

Ms Gerasko said Russia's military exercise off the southwest coast of Ireland is a "demonstration of the threat that Russia poses for the world"

UCC's Professor Andrew Cottey said Ireland could expel diplomats from the Russian embassy though even that may not dissuade Russia

Mr Coveney said that Foreign Ministers will be pushing Russia to "defuse tensions" along the Ukrainian border, where it has amassed troops in recent weeks.

Foreign affairs minister expects security issues to dominate discussions when he meets his EU counterparts tomorrow in Brussels

Conscripts in Norway have been ordered to return their underwear, bras and socks after the end of their military service so that the next group of recruits can use them.

Cork County Council's heritage officer, Conor Nelligan, believes that next year's commemoration “will attract national and international attention"

Satellite images reveal China has built mock-ups of a US navy aircraft carrier and a destroyer in its north-western desert, possibly as practice for a future naval clash.

PDFORRA have previously said “it makes no logical sense to discharge both medically and physically fit personnel from service”

The Minister for Defence was taken to task in the Dáil today over reports that women who reported abuse were cross-examined by their alleged abusers

Official figures show just over 1,500 effective personnel in the army and naval reserves out of the 4,000 required, and representatives say the reality is even worse

On Thursday, Stormont ministers made no changes to current Covid-19 rules in Northern Ireland but instead agreed a date when some regulations could be eased.

Europe cannot establish itself as a foreign-policy heavyweight unless it adjusts its budgetary priorities and diverts resources from its welfare state, writes Ana Palacio

The former soldier from Tipperary recalls that the mother of one soldier, who he suspects was 15, was still collecting children's allowance for him

Michael Tighe was nicknamed the Tiger of Jadotville by his colleagues. He was as tough as they come, but there were several times during and immediately after that encounter that he thought he was going to die.

A Senator and former member of the Defence Forces is seeking a Judicial Review of the findings of the independent board which decided only one hero – Commandant Pat Quinlan - should be awarded a Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) for his role in the ...

Brazil’s military has staged an unusual convoy of troops and armoured vehicles through the capital — an event announced only a day before which coincided with a scheduled vote in Congress on one of President Jair Bolsonaro’s key proposals.

The live exercise involved the Army Ranger Wing boarding the Stena Line ferry by sea and by air and re-taking control of the vessel.

The vessel was well outside the 12-mile range, meaning it was outside Irish territorial waters

On International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Defence in Northern Ireland tweeted further detail about Operation Baird

The association has looked at the British version and cites a report that it has too much political interference

The Minister has accepted the concept that national defence is five-dimensional, land, air, maritime, space and cyber.

Supporters of Myanmar’s military and the political party it backs held small rallies to celebrate the ousting of the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party.

All soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region “immediately”, the United States has said.

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday amid a growing refugee crisis that has seen more than 50,000 Ethiopians flee conflict in the Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan.

Ethiopia’s government has rejected calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn’t need a babysitter”.

Ethiopia’s government says its security forces have shot at and detained United Nations staff as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region.

The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray region has called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the territory.

The US embassy in Eritrea has said six explosions were heard on Saturday night in the capital, Asmara.

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region but said he is willing to speak to representatives “operating legally” there.

People continued to flee the capital of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in fear of an imminent assault after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army had been ordered to move in for the “final phase” of an offensive to arrest the defiant regional ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister said the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned its half a million residents to stay indoors and disarm.

Alarm has spiralled over Ethiopia’s imminent tank attack on the capital of the Tigray region, with the United Nations among organisations warning of the “grave danger” faced by civilians.

Ethiopia’s military has warned civilians in Tigray that there will be “no mercy” if they do not “save themselves” before a final offensive to flush out regional leaders.

The United Nations refugee agency says about 33,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan.

Ethiopia’s government has accused the head of the World Health Organisation of lobbying neighboring countries to aid the rebellious Tigray regional government with arms and other support.

Acting defence secretary Christopher Miller has announced plans to reduce US troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfils Donald Trump’s pledge to bring forces home even as Republicans and US allies warn against a rash ...

Rockets were fired at Eritrea’s capital as the deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region appeared to spill across an international border.

Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray regional government has fired rockets at two airports in the neighbouring Amhara region as a deadly conflict threatens to spread into other parts of Africa’s second most populous country.

A colonel in Mali’s army has said he is now in charge of the West African country, declaring himself chairman of the junta that forced the democratically elected but unpopular president to resign.

The Malian soldiers who forced President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign in a coup have promised to organise new elections after their takeover was condemned by the international community.

Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced his resignation on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers fired shots into the air outside his home and detained him and the prime minister.

Mutinous soldiers have detained Mali’s president and prime minister after surrounding a residence and firing into the air in an apparent coup attempt after several months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s ouster.