Ireland is not a member of NATO, and invests only 0.2 percent of its GDP in defense—leading to widespread accusations of "free-riding" on European security guarantees.

Emma Little-Pengelly said stability in the Middle East ‘does not come from indulging extremism and terrorism’ ...

‘Many thousands’ of people from NI in Middle East at risk from Iran – deputy FM - Emma Little-Pengelly said that stability in ...

It is believed there are "many, many thousands of people" from Northern Ireland in countries in the Middle East being targeted by Iran , Stormont's deputy First minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said.

The deal, first revealed by the Irish Mirror last year, will see the Defence Forces get several new models of armoured vehicles as well as the deadly Caesar artillery systems ...

No fatalities have been reported at the site ...

EADaily, February 25th, 2026. While Western countries — the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway, Italy — and now Ireland are legalizing piracy by seizing vessels suspected of violating sanctions ...

More than 200 people have been killed since the start of the strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian leaders have said.

That, too, was a lie.” The head of public relations at the Iranian supreme leader’s office on Saturday accused the country’s enemies of “mental warfare” after Israeli reports Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...

A British special forces veteran says disgraced Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not thought through his claim that UK troops should be sent to Ukraine immediately ...

One of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, the Mexican cartel boss known as “El Mencho”, has been killed by security forces, Mexico ’s defence ministry has confirmed.

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