Rise in ‘school phobia’ as children stay home due to anxiety
Mental health problems exacerbated by pandemic and school closures, say experts
Dáil group hears of children refusing to go back to school
Authorities now dealing with more school refusal cases since reopening earlier this year
Irish troops in Lebanon braced for Hizbullah-Israel rocket fire
Significant exchanges of fire possible following US killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq
Air ambulance service scaled back due to pilot shortage
Coast Guard withdraws in-shore rescue boats due to reported life-jacket malfunction
Political row over two docked Naval ships deepens
Minister denied two ships were docked over crew shortages, citing ‘maintenance’
Army Ranger Wing set for two-year UN mission to Mali
Elite unit will be sent to the world’s most dangerous UN mission
‘Wildly inaccurate’ claims about Defence Forces are dismissed
Briefing document for TDs says high staff turnover in the forces is ‘not unique to Ireland’
The Irish Times view on the Defence Forces: a stinging critique
A credible response is needed to the problems of falling numbers and declining morale
Net loss of 119 Defence Forces staff is largest for almost a decade
Overall fall comes despite recruitment drive for Army, Navy and Air Corps
No plans to ban marches with paramilitary trappings
Department of Justice cites freedom to march, however repugnant the message
Defence Forces to get extra money for purchases of new equipment
Defence spending next year will increase by €47.5m to almost €1b
Pay rise announced in effort to stop Defence Forces exodus
Staff representative body says personnel have been paying to leave in large numbers
Taoiseach plays down impact on Defence Forces as staff buy their way out
PD-Forra says short-term contracts driving sailors, airmen and soldiers to quit
Concerns grow at Defence Forces’ ability to ensure national security
Analysis: As challenges become more complex Defence Forces struggle to retain personnel
Heavy machine gun fire lands on Irish Golan base
Irish troops at Camp Ziouani forced to take cover during intense fighting
Irishman killed in Vietnam 50 years ago to be honoured Co Mayo
An estimated 30 Irishmen, serving with US forces, were killed in Vietnam war
Terrorist attack ‘possible but unlikely’, Taoiseach told
Threat in Ireland from Islamic State is assessed as ‘moderate’, according to Garda
Centenary of execution of Thomas Kent in 1916 marked
Family members lay wreaths where Kent shot following court martial for armed rebellion
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