Defence Forces group welcomes agreement on Congress affiliation
Extension of arrangement beyond upcoming pay talks to be considered, says Coveney
Rangers are the elite of the Irish Defence Forces, so why are so many quitting?
The highly-trained unit is beset by frustration over pay and conditions
Defence Forces struggling to find volunteers for peacekeeping missions
Troop retention crisis continues to impact organisation despite increased UN, EU commitments
State naval vessels ‘lying idle’ due to lack of trained crew
Oireachtas group hears about hundreds of vacancies in Defence Forces and retention problem
Air Corps pilot retention scheme attracts 70% sign-up rate
Mixed results for Defence Forces retention schemes as strength continues to decline
Defence Forces members are living on boats ‘deemed unsuitable for accommodation’
Pdforra president outlines poor conditions for personnel at annual conference
Numbers leaving Defence Forces reaches ‘crisis’ proportions
Flow could be slowed if personnel on 24 hours duties paid higher allowances, says staff group
Defence Forces pay offer ‘not going to cut it’, says PDForra
Offer unlikely to stop ‘haemorrhaging’ of personnel seen in recent years, TD claims
Crew shortage makes Naval Service take two vessels out of operation
LE Eithne and LE Orla decommissioned until staff and retention better, says commodore
Defence Forces vulnerable at moment of biggest State security risk
Number in forces now 8,390, 1,110 below minimum committed to by Government
Government accused of ‘penny pinching’ over lack of Defence Forces psychiatrist
Defence Forces had faced challenge over failure to treat soldiers for psychological injuries
Defence Forces members to get payments over changes to bomb disposal duties
Reorganisation of units in 2012 resulted in loss of earnings, adjudicator finds
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