The Irish Army is a third short of the minimal level of forces the Government believes is required to adequately protect the ...

Gerry Adams, president of the staunchly pro-Irish Sinn Fein party, called on the Irish Republican Army to being disarming in an effort to save the teetering Northern Ireland Assembly. The ...

Dublin, 1 June 1923-The Irish National Army is to be drastically reduced in size. The number of National Army soldiers currently stands at 49,000, but the Free State government plans to shrink ...