Fr Murphy is a tremendously respected member of the Defence Forces who, in 2021, marked his Silver Jubilee of ordination, celebrating a quarter-century in the priesthood.

The court heard that the boy told gardaí under caution for a charge of assault causing harm: “I did it in protest of the Irish Defence Forces and their work in Mali and all the stuff for Islam.” ...

Cathal Crotty, the Irish soldier who was convicted last month of the assault of Natasha O'Brien and given a fully suspended sentence, is set to be officially discharged from the Defence Forces at ...