The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces will give the keynote address at the unveiling of a monument to commemorate the Irishman acknowledged as the first person in the world to officially record spotting Antarctica.

A former Irish soldier, who “aided” the Provisional IRA while a member of the Defence Forces, and later joined the nationalist paramilitaries, has denied that when he and colleagues in an IRA active service unit were arrested in Belgium in 1990 they were preparing to assassinate Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Cork County Councillor Kieran McCarthy reveals that he was far from being the only soldier to quit the Irish Army and join the Provisional IRA, writes Sean O’Riordan

US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US now recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, is arrogant, incorrect, and dangerous.

Four-hundred-and-twenty-four members of the Irish army are currently serving in 15 countries around the world.

A soldier who was caught with €9,814 worth of cannabis will be allowed stay in the Defence Forces after being spared a prison sentence.