The Irish Times view on removing the triple lock: a necessary change

Ceding national sovereignty to Russia, China and the US in order to preserve neutrality seems counter-intuitive ...

Cabinet to approve plans for abolition of the triple lock

The bill, introduced by the Minister for Defence Helen McEntee (who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs) will provide for ...
Western People

Siege of Jadotville is focus of lecture

Raised in a neighbourhood of many military families in Athlone, one of his earliest memories was that of the Jadotville siege ...
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Irish UN peacekeepers attacked in Lebanon by gun gang 'as young as 16'

The gang that shot up an Irish peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon included boys as young as 16. The Irish Mirror has confirmed that the soldiers involved in the incident, which took place in the ...
Irish Central

Ireland to lodge protest letter with Israel after shots fired close to UNIFIL patrol in Lebanon

Ireland is set to lodge a protest letter with Israel after Israeli Defence Forces fired shots near Irish UN Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon yesterday, Thursday, May 29. "Brigadier General Mulcahy ...
The Munster Express

Fiery Council debate a sign of things to come

AARON KENT There was an energetic start to the 2026 council term as the January Plenary meeting lasted over three hours and ended with shouting from both sides of the Council Chamber. The issue at the ...