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24 October 2017

Minister Paul Kehoe commends the role of Irish peacekeepers as the United Nations celebrates UN Day 24 October 2017

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23 October 2017

Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, T.D., Announces the 2017 Release of material from the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection

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16 October 2017

Civil Defence and ex Hurricane Ophelia

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15 October 2017

Updated Statement from Paul Kehoe T.D., Minister with Responsibility for Defence and Chair of the Government Taskforce on Emergency Planning

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15 October 2017

Statement by Paul Kehoe T.D., Minister with Responsibility for Defence and Chair of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning

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10 October 2017

Statement by the Minister with responsibility for Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe, T.D., on Defence Budget 2018

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8 October 2017

Minister Paul Kehoe attends 4th annual Defence Forces’ Veterans Day Sunday 8th October 2017

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6 October 2017

Return of L.É William Butler Yeats from Humanitarian operations in the Mediterranean and deployment of L.É. Niamh on Operation Sophia

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5 October 2017

Minister Kehoe Announces the Date for the Presentation of An Bonn Jadotville (The Jadotville Medal), to Irish Soldiers who fought at the Battle of Jadotville in September 1961

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3 October 2017

Minister with responsibility for Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe, T.D., Addresses the 2017 Annual Delegate Conference of the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association

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29 September 2017

Minister Kehoe officially opens new Transport Workshop Maintenance Facility at Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny

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27 September 2017

Minister Kehoe announces new Permanent Defence Force Recruitment Campaign

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25 September 2017

Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, T.D. Attends Induction of the 94th Cadet Class Army Defence Forces Training Centre, Curragh Camp, County Kildare 25th September 2017

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22 September 2017

Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, T.D., Reviews Irish Troops heading for service with UNDOF Athlone - Friday, 22nd September 2017

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22 September 2017

An tAire Stáit ar a bhfuil freagracht maidir le Cosaint, Paul Kehoe, T.D., ag léirbhreithniú Thrúpaí na hÉireann a bheidh ag dul ag fónamh le UNDOF Baile Átha Luain - Dé hAoine, 22 Meán Fómhair 2017

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19 September 2017

Government approves nomination for election of Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces to the position of Chair of the European Union Military Committee (C/EUMC)

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7 September 2017

Minister Kehoe attends meeting of EU Defence Ministers and participates in Strategic Cyber Table-top Exercise, EU CYBRID 2017, in Tallin, Estonia.

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30 August 2017

Minister Kehoe welcomes increase in pay for Permanent Defence Force general service recruits and privates

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29 August 2017

Minister Kehoe announces €2 million humanitarian support for small businesses in Donegal affected by flooding

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