"But I am most proud to be the husband of a nurse who, along with her colleagues in the HSE, will be on the frontline at the national effort against coronavirus."

The decision to shut every school, college and childcare facility in the country, as well as cultural institutions, was done without Cabinet approval, it can be revealed.

The O’Neill’s All-Ireland Senior Singles finals will have a familiar look to them after Saturday’s semis saw four of the big guns advance.

The Irish economy has enjoyed a very positive 2019. Here is a selection of people who start 2020 in challenging new roles.

Former Irish Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith, who is facing trial accused of ISIS membership, has been granted bail with strict conditions including an internet and social media ban.

The Irish economy has enjoyed a very positive 2019. Here is a selection of people who start 2020 in challenging new roles.

Former Irish defence forces soldier Lisa Smith, who was charged with membership of ISIS, has been further remanded in prison custody for a book of evidence to be completed.

The naval service is “lost in the dark” in trying to protect critical national infrastructure in Irish waters, according to one of its officers.

It is high time that the State defends its critical national infrastructure by protecting the transatlantic cables that pass through Irish waters, says a naval officer.

The President said it was a challenging time for those depending on the kindness of others as they celebrate Christmas in a new country, and a new home.

Lisa Smith, the former soldier who left Ireland to join IS in Syria and who was married to an IS fighter, is due back in Ireland in the coming days.

Irish Islamic State supporter Lisa Smith and her daughter may not arrive back home until next week as Irish officials in Turkey conduct checks to confirm their identities, particularly that of her two-year-old girl, the Irish Examiner understands.

Lisa Smith, who is linked to Islamic State, escaped from a Kurdish forces detainment camp in Syria last month. It is believed she is now being detained close to Syria's border with Turkey.

Members of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW) have joined other special forces in the formation of what is designed to be a rapid reaction force which the EU could send to bring peace to a troubled spot.

A woman who was raped and abused by her own father from the age of three has told how she is still tormented by harrowing flashbacks of the reign of terror she was subjected to.

The Late Late Show on Friday is certain to raise a few laughs with a host of comedians set to appear.

"Call me Leo," the Taoiseach said as he welcomed American vice president Mike Pence to Farmleigh House.

Irish personnel have taken shelter after 'munitions' fell into the Irish Area of Operations in Lebanon earlier today.

For former Navy diver Muiris Mahon, life as a mature student at University College Cork has been an ‘amazing’ experience. He tells Rowena Walsh why

In recent times, our Defence Forces have been treated with serious neglect bordering on irresponsibility by Irish governments.

Three years ago the men of Jadotville, Congo had their 15 minutes of fame. Jamie Dornan sprinkled stardust on these

An Irish startup using virtual and augmented reality is providing training solutions for companies in high-risk industries.

The men and women of An Garda Síochána are tasked with managing the behind-the-scenes mammoth security operation surrounding President Trump’s visit.

Between 1,500 and 2,000 people have turned out for a parade in Cork city to show support for the Defence Forces.

President Michael D Higgins has led a commemoration to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin.

Lisa Smith, the Irish woman who went to Syria is 2015 and married an ISIS fighter, has said that she wants to come home to Ireland.

130 members of the Defence Forces are, for the second time in a year, unable to return home to their families tomorrow.

Lisa Smith, the Irish woman who went to Syria is 2015 and married an ISIS fighter, has told a US news report that she wants to come home to Ireland.

Lisa Smith, an Irish woman who was married to a fighter in Syria, will be allowed home and will be difficult to prosecute, but it is uncertain what returnee policy should be, says Sheelagh Brady.

A former female Defence Forces soldier arrested in Syria on suspicion of joining Islamic State (IS) also served in the Air Corps, where she helped work on the government jet.

Gardaí targeting dissident republicans have uncovered a significant cache of explosives and arms along the border, in the second linked operation since the start of February.

Dubbed 'Sleeping Flags', the symbolic act is challenging protocols around the treatment and representation of the Irish flag.

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People looking for a dramatic development in the shadowy area of security and intelligence may be already lining up to dismiss the expected proposals from the Policing Commission.

As numbers for Volvo Cork Week swell towards 130 boats, one of the highlights of the biennial event will be the start of the Beaufort Cup for military and rescue services that gets underway on Monday morning.

Eighty-seven members of the Irish Defence Forces have lost their lives since the founding of the state.

The memory of 200 East Cork men killed in the First World War will be kept alive by a memorial wall in Midleton.

Defence Forces bosses want the Government to establish an independent pay review board, similar to ones in Britain and Australia, to curtail the exodus of highly trained personnel who are leaving for better wages and conditions elsewhere.

Irish soldiers could be deployed in war-torn Syria before the end of the year, even though the country has become the centre of a new Cold War-era battle between Russia, the US, Britain, France, and their proxy allies.

Only one in 15 members of the Irish Defence Forces are women — less than half the number of women serving in the US military.

Under heavy cloud and against a bitter cold, they stood in silence.