Minister of state for defence Paul Kehoe has said he has written to the Defence Forces seeking a report on claims that an Air Corps whistleblower is facing dismissal and that documents key to legal cases against the State were deliberately shredded.

The Defence Forces still has the invoice it received for a health inspection carried out on the Air Corps in 1997 — but not the report outlining the findings of the probe.

Health and safety issues in the Air Corps have not gone away. Why is an investigation not underway, Joe Leogue wants to know

The University of Limerick failed to pass on health concerns about the Air Corps hangars to its work placement students, despite several warnings over chemical exposure fears.

Minister says he is unaware of requests for direct contact, but texts suggest otherwise, writes Joe Leogue.

Fast-roping special forces onto a ship as part of marine counter-terrorism training; cargo-slinging large loads and how low is too low when flying above a chimney stack — these issues all formed part of a robust Department of Defence rebuttal of claims that building an incinerator in Ringaskiddy would pose no threat to Air Corps operations.

The Department of Defence has confirmed that it has received a report into allegations that some Air Corps inspectors tasked with certifying the repairs and modifications carried out on the force’s aircraft are not qualified to sign off on the works.

Despite assurances, Russian nuclear bombers entered into Irish-controlled airspace for the second time in two weeks, this time coming considerably nearer to our coast.

The Defence Forces Chief of Staff is hoping to replace the Air Corps’s ageing fleet of Cessnas and purchase a third new ship for the Naval Service within the next five years.

The parents of Cdt David Jevens are still looking for answers following his death in an Air Corps crash in Connemara three years ago, reports Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan

The bereaved parents of an air corps cadet have been asked by Defence Minister Alan Shatter to set out the reasons why they believe their son’s death has been the subject of a cover-up.

THE failure to arrange a flight in time to bring Leitrim teenager Meadhbh McGivern to London for a life-saving liver transplant operation was primarily due to the absence of a single co-ordinating agency or individual with overall charge of the patient’s transport arrangements.

THE families of four Air Corps men killed in a helicopter crash will today be awarded distinguished service medals, nine years after the crew lost their lives during a rescue mission.

THE 60 million plan to acquire three Air Corps search and rescue helicopters will proceed next year, despite the cutbacks in this year's budget, Defence Minister Michael Smith insisted yesterday.