Dramatic footage of the daring operation which led to the seizure of Ireland’s largest drugs haul onboard a container ship has been released.

Ireland's critical subsea infrastructure is extremely vulnerable due to under-resourcing of the Defence Forces and Irish Navy, a former TD and deputy commander of the Army Ranger Wing has warned

The Defence Forces' "historically low" numbers of 7,500 are a reflection of the slow pace of implementing recommended reforms

There’s a reason that the abiding phrase “out of sight, out of mind” has been part of our lexicon for many centuries. It’s because we all recognise it contains an inherent truth.