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Special Forces' Ray Goggins calls on Kildare residents to Dare to be Brave for sick children

Ray Goggins is calling on people across Co. Kildare to be brave this year, in aid of sick children. The former Special Forces Operator and now Chief Instructor on RTE’s Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week said that by taking part in Children’s Health ...

09 May 2022 at 18:33

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Special Forces' Ray Goggins calls on Kildare residents to Dare to be Brave for sick children

09 May 2022 at 18:33

Defence chief expects ‘maximum engagement’ with Afghanistan inquiry

The chairman of the independent inquiry relating to unlawful executions by British special forces in Afghanistan has said the Chief of Defence Staff told the armed forces he expects “maximum engagement” with the probe. At the Royal Courts of ...

25 Apr 2023 at 12:35

Allegations of unlawful special forces executions ‘extremely serious’

Allegations of unlawful executions by British special forces in Afghanistan are “extremely serious”, the independent inquiry’s chairman has said. The probe officially launched on Wednesday, as Lord Justice Haddon-Cave said many hearings ...

22 Mar 2023 at 14:58

Afghanistan Inquiry: Why has a probe been launched and what will it involve?

The independent inquiry into alleged unlawful killings by special forces in Afghanistan was officially launched on Wednesday. Here, the PA news agency looks at why the probe has been commissioned and what it will involve. – Who ...

22 Mar 2023 at 15:47

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Special forces soldier left partially deaf after terrorist house raid goes wrong becomes DJ and finds music helps PTSD

An ex-special forces soldier, who lost 40% of his hearing after a wheelbarrow full of explosives blew up and killed one of his close friends during a raid, has swapped bullets for beats after finding that music helps sooth his ...

15 Sept 2023 at 07:00

The seven key night raids at the centre of the Afghanistan inquiry

UK special forces allegedly had a policy of executing males of “fighting age” in Afghanistan in circumstances where they posed no threat, an independent inquiry has heard. The central allegation of the probe, which will focus ...

09 Oct 2023 at 16:29

Afghanistan inquiry: Why was it commissioned and what will it involve?

UK special forces are accused of unlawful “massacres” during night raids in Afghanistan. Here, the PA news agency looks at why the inquiry relating to unlawful killings in the war-torn nation has been commissioned and what ...

09 Oct 2023 at 16:07

Special forces officers concerned over ‘questionable’ behaviour in ‘massacres’

UK special forces officers raised concerns of “questionable behaviour” by certain units in Afghanistan, describing alleged unlawful killings as “massacres”. In email exchanges, which were read to an independent inquiry on ...

09 Oct 2023 at 15:37

Minister ‘angry’ after being kept in dark over death squad allegations

A minister has told an inquiry he was angry with former defence secretary Ben Wallace after discovering UK special forces officers knew about Afghanistan death squad allegations before he described them as untrue in the ...

21 Feb 2024 at 12:21

Minister tells Afghanistan inquiry he is ‘unable’ to disprove alleged cover-up

The veterans minister has told the Afghanistan inquiry he was “desperate” to disprove a cover-up of alleged murders by UK special forces in the war-torn nation but was “unable” to do so. Johnny Mercer repeatedly ...

20 Feb 2024 at 15:08

Special forces had policy of killing fighting age males, Afghanistan probe told

09 Oct 2023 at 12:01

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