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Doug Beattie: I hope MoD challenge to Clonoe ruling is start of a pro-active approach that will see IRA leaders held to account
The news that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to challenge the coroner’s ruling that a specialist military unit was not ...
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, dies at 105
John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105.
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Last surviving pilot of WWII Battle of Britain has died aged 105
Dubliner, Second World War RAF hero, and one of the most revered figures in British aviation history, Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, passes away peacefully.
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Ministers will set target to spend more defence money with small businesses
Defence ministers will set a target for spending money with small businesses in a bid to boost their access to Armed Forces supply chains. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will also launch a new ...
Company has contract to house asylum seekers removed
Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) houses people waiting for asylum decisions in 51 hotels in England and Wales, as well as the ...
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Irish State to spend up to €100m annually on fighter jets in major overhaul of defence capability amid security concerns
It’s understood that early analysis within the Defence Forces puts the price of purchasing a number of interceptor jets at up to €100 million per year. A report in the Irish Times today ...
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Ireland has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ on defence spending, says Simon Harris
This would fund a transformation of the Defence Forces, including a doubling of the Irish Naval Service to 12 vessels, enabling it to possess “a defensive conventional maritime war-fighting ...