The 28,000-tonne Panama-registered bulk carrier was seized on September 26, 2023 after a dramatic drug interdiction operation by the Naval Service, Gardaí, Army Ranger Wing, Air Corps and Revenue ...

The group’s chair, Julie Sinnamon, agreed with Independent TD Cathal Berry — a former head of the elite army ranger wing — that it ... compiled by a panel of Irish and foreign military ...

A former member of the Irish Defence Force’s elite Army Ranger Wing, Mr Deegan travelled to Ukraine in 2022 in response to Russia’s invasion. He was killed in fierce fighting near the city of ...

Mr Deegan was a highly skilled and dedicated soldier who had formerly served in the Army Ranger Wing and the Engineers Unit of the Defence Forces Training Centre. Join the Irish Independent ...

The Kildare man was a highly skilled soldier who served in the Army ­Ranger Wing and the Engineers Unit of the ­Defence Forces Training Centre. He passed basic training and joined the Irish Defence ...

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To become a member of the Army Ranger Wing, all unit members must pass selection. Unit selection is the hardest test any soldier in the Irish military can go through. The failure rate is upwards of 90 ...

To become a member of the Army Ranger Wing, all unit members must pass selection. Unit selection is the hardest test any soldier in the Irish military can go through. The failure rate is upwards of 90 ...

The Irish army is well prepared for that. “We will look after each other.” He said that his “paramount” concern is for his troops but added: “We have a job to do when we go over there.

Federal interior minister Nancy Faeser said the raids had “thwarted militant coup plans by right-wing terrorists at an early stage, who were longing for a day X to attack people and our state ...