Costings sought for massive expansion of Irish military including purchase of fighter jets
Officials in the Department of Defence have been asked to cost a massive expansion of the Irish military, including the purchase of a squadron of jet fighters. Shortly after taking office, Tánaiste ...
Irish Examiner on MSN8d
Government to spend €470k on jet months before it is to be sold
The ageing Learjet is set to be replaced later this year, with the Department of Defence having signed a contract for a ...
Irish Sun24d
Irish State to spend up to €100m annually on fighter jets in major overhaul of defence capability amid security concerns
The Government has already committed to ... planes and helicopters that can respond to slower moving aircraft. Reports claim that Ireland has an agreement in place with the UK that they will ...
Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m
Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending ...
London Evening Standard16d
Irish Government ‘to agree memorandum of understanding with Omagh inquiry’
The Irish government expects to agree a memorandum of understanding with the Omagh Bombing Inquiry in the coming weeks, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has said. The probe is examining ...
London Evening Standard15d
NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb
Dublin has said it will fully co-operate with the UK inquiry into the bombing, which is operating out of Omagh, but the Government in the Republic of Ireland has stopped short of committing to a ...