Defence Forces group welcomes agreement on Congress affiliation
Extension of arrangement beyond upcoming pay talks to be considered, says Coveney
Defence Forces officers vote to affiliate with trade union body
If approved by Government, the decision will allow Raco to participate in public pay talks
Recommended Defence Forces upgrades will be huge ask, says Coveney
Military representatives give commission’s reform and funding proposals cautious welcome
State ‘ignores’ soldiers who died in Civil War, claims Defence Forces officer
No event to honour National Army but those who fought in first World War are celebrated
Defence Forces struggling to find volunteers for peacekeeping missions
Troop retention crisis continues to impact organisation despite increased UN, EU commitments
Irish peacekeeping future: More specialised, complex and dangerous
Africa and peace enforcement likely new focus for Army’s missions, says Coveney
Defence Forces entering ‘irreversible decline’ due to personnel crisis
Committee hears cadets planning their exits immediately after joining
Defence Forces re-enlistment campaign nets just 62 ex-members
New figures are evidence of ‘abject failure’ by department, says Fianna Fáil TD
Defence Forces: First steps in reform to be approved by Cabinet
Commission will examine forces’ future but many within military fear its scope is limited
Over-70s, care-home residents and frontline staff set to be vaccinated first in Republic
Plan to be discussed by Ministers today will consider a dozen different population cohorts for first priority group
Garda and military representative groups frustrated at exclusion from pay talks
Current public pay agreement to expire at end of 2020
Defence Force officers’ representative group elects new president
Comdt Luke Foley takes over from Comdt Shane Keogh as head of Raco
‘Different to video games’: Army recruits put through paces post-lockdown
Grenades with 9m ‘kill radius’ and four-second fuses feature in Glen of Imaal training
Irish troops set to return home from Mali despite UN request to extend mission
Army Ranger Wing personnel to return by end of April after State sought exemption on order
Army reservists not fit enough for exercises, says general
‘Physicality of what they were trying to do overwhelmed many,’ says top training officer
Senior officers still flying air ambulance missions as fears for service grow
Emergency Aeromedical Service cut back last year to ease staffing pressures
Naval Service forced to delay mission due to lack of crew
Manpower crisis is affecting service’s ability to tackle drug smuggling, says officers’ group
Air ambulance service ‘on the brink of collapse’
Staffing levels to blame for decline in Defence Forces service, officers conference hears
‘Optimistic figures’ show 7 years for Defence Forces to reach full strength – Raco
Turn-over rate is much higher than Government figures, says military officers group
President Higgins has moral responsibility for Defence Forces welfare
Supreme commander of Defence Forces is clearly troubled by Government handling of pay issue
Higgins appeals for improved pay for Defence Forces
Working conditions of members ought to be ‘exemplary’ in society, says President
Minister denies Naval Service ships sidelined due to staff shortage
LE Eithne and LE Orla out of service for routine maintenance, says Paul Kehoe
Defence Forces staffing crisis creating ‘risk’ at officer level
Turnover rate among personnel is ‘devastatingly high’ Oireachtas committee hears
Numbers leaving Defence Forces ‘putting viability at risk’
Officers’ group says Department of Defence policies were ‘failing the State’
Military officers feels ‘exploited’ over pay and conditions
Representative body argues lack of union rights puts it at disadvantage in pay talks
Concerns grow at Defence Forces’ ability to ensure national security
Analysis: As challenges become more complex Defence Forces struggle to retain personnel
Military officers’ group says it cannot recommend new pay deal
Raco says officers recruited after 2013 to lose out on ‘supplementary’ pension benefit
Army officers insured on the double to avoid health levies
Officers have to take out private health insurance even though they already have full medical cover
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