Irish troops stationed in the Middle East have been forced to take shelter in bunkers as Iran steps up retaliation against Israel and the US for the assassination of their supreme leader. There are ...

Social Democrats defence spokeswoman Sinéad Gibney told RTÉ the Government was moving Ireland closer to Nato. She said it was abandoning the UN with the abolition of the “triple lock”, which governs ...

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The conflict between the US –Israel and Iran is escalating, with strikes reported between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

No plans to evacuate Irish citizens in Middle East Ministers fear spike in energy costs due to warFollow the latest in the Middle East on our Irish Independent live blog below Israel launches strikes ...

Airports in the UAE are closed, and air traffic is heavily restricted across much of the region, although airports in Oman and Saudi Arabia remain open ...

First Minister says UK made ‘absolutely the wrong call’ on Iran involvement - DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the UK ‘should ...

Ziggy Chowdry, hell-raisers The Prodigy's first ever manager who helped catapult the electro icons to global success, died on Thursday, February 26 at the age of 60 ...

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

"It would be understandable if players threw their heads and the rugby went to pot, but there was an admirable togetherness..." ...

U.S., Israel Strikes on Iran Threaten Broader Regional Conflict, Upend Global Travel Developing Story Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been stranded in one of the sharpest aviation shocks ...