The Irish Times

One-third of Naval Service fleet to be decommissioned

Three ageing vessels may be gifted to friendly nation, scrapped or sold

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 05:01

Commission on Defence Forces’ report met with sharp criticism from military leaders

‘A case of moving the deckchairs around on the Titanic,’ says one senior officer

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 01:00

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

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 05:00

Senior Air Corps pilots operating helicopter emergency service to receive allowance payments

About a dozen pilots to share €25,000 in retrospective payments

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 22:11

Nurses will not face any rise in retention fees under new deal

Military officers say they were ‘effectively ostracised’ from public pay talks process

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 21:20

Time to trust Defence Forces to command itself, suggests study

Relationship between military and civil service described as ‘toxic’

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 15:16

Military officers urge Government to give Air Corps key role in aviation search and rescue

RACO says contract with private sector has cost €367m over recent years

Thu Oct 29 2020 - 12:25

Recruitment plan for Defence Forces ‘allowed to fail’

Number of military personnel has fallen by about 300 since initiative launched a year ago

Sun Jul 05 2020 - 22:02

Government accused of reneging on Defence Forces recruitment

‘Immediate and significant intervention’ is required to save the Defence Forces, says officers body

Wed May 27 2020 - 10:20

Defence Forces accepts pay settlement

PDForra head says ‘executive do not believe that the recommendations go far enough’

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 22:10

The Irish Times view on morale in the Defence Forces: a step in the right direction

President’s unprecedented intervention showed just how serious the position had become

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 18:08

Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politicians

Criticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent months

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 15:02

Military officers vote to accept Government pay proposals

Representative Association for Commissioned Officers says measures accepted

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 18:11

FF slates mooted pay rise for Defence Forces of below €1 a day

Officers unimpressed by ‘conservative’ proposals from Public Service Pay Commission

Fri May 17 2019 - 19:06

Defence Forces members seek talks on working time directive

Officer in charge of bomb disposal unit is ‘on call’ for periods of 72 hours at a time

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 20:50

Air Corps cadets on the ground for a year before learning to fly

Representative body claims manpower and skillset levels falling in Defence Forces

Wed Apr 04 2018 - 01:00

Defence Forces strength reduced ‘as far as it can go’

Weaponry and equipment should not be funded by savings from staff reductions - Raco

Wed Dec 04 2013 - 17:04