Sean O’Riordan: Country will be left paying the price if Defence Forces don’t get their dues

Drugs are flowing into the country as our borders can’t be properly patrolled. It is one of the myriad ways we are suffering due to the under-resourced Defence Forces, writes Defence Correspondent Sean O’Riordan

The Defence Forces have often been described as the Swiss army knife of government, because they were so highly trained and capable of turning their hand to anything, especially in an emergency.