'Groundhog day' for delegates attending the conference as, for more than a decade, they have predicted a meltdown in Defence Forces numbers due to poor pay and conditions

'If someone made a complaint it was viewed as though they were going against the grain and were disloyal to the military'

The Women of Honour group also said they are "concerned that the Tánaiste cannot separate himself from the role of minister for defence".

An 'Irish Examiner' reader suggests that proposals such as Galway County Council's plans concerning Lough Fingall SAC should be halted

I had the privilege of being born in a military hospital, in the 1930s, at the Curragh Camp. My father served and I followed suit for about 32 years up to 1992.

The Organisation for Ex-Service Personnel (ONE) has said it is bracing itself for more women needing its services in the coming years.

In recent days Micheál Martin has been quoted as saying: “The Defence Forces should admit their failures and learn from them.

Dr Aia Mohammed's father, who is an obstetrician in Castlebar, had been visiting family for Ramadan and had been due to fly home on Saturday evening, but as the conflict escalated and the airport was bombed, he was left trapped in Sudan

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin warned it could take a number of days before the 100 or so Irish nationals still in the county can be safely evacuated

Up to 12 members of the Defence Forces will travel to Sudan to assist in the evacuation of over 150 Irish citizens. The decision comes after an incorporeal Cabinet meeting was convened on Sunday as the situation continues to deteriorate in Sudan.

I retired in 1989, and I am thoroughly ashamed of Defence Force members who abused fellow male and female colleagues.

The air corps has had a consistently above-average score on the maladministration front for much of the past 15 years.

The two vessels, which were bought at a cost of €26m in 2022, are expected to enter service early next year

The Defence Forces has spent almost €1. 25 million on recruitment advertising over the past two years, trying to drum up interest among new recruits.

Independent senator Gerard Craughwell said the plan to send the LÉ William Butler Yeats to Libya despite the staff shortages is "another example of Ireland trying to big itself up in the eyes of the UN".

One Defence Forces source said: 'The two Ks must be laughing at us, that’s the Kremlin and the Kinahans.'

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has claimed the navy has the capacity to staff three out of four ships but admitted the situation is “critical” in terms of recruitment and retention.

Gardaí are already investigating reports of sexual assault in the Defence Forces dating back as far as the 1960s Drew Harris has said

A national operation has been set up to receive complaints from serving or retired Defence Force members of rape and sexual assault

Lieutenant General Sean Clancy commended the Women of Honour group for 'speaking truth to power' in terms of the allegations they had brought to light which led to the review

The Women of Honour have shown remarkable courage in speaking out — but the Defence Forces must act now and stop resisting change

Noeline Blackwell, CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, said many people were afraid to report what was happening to them for fear of reprisal

There is a real cost to the country of not having a properly resourced naval service

Lieutenant Colonel Conor King said the Defence Forces still does not even record the working time of its personnel

'The decision will ensure that the Defence Forces have the capacity to fulfil their commitment to the EU Battlegroup'

The decision will ensure that the Defence Forces can fulfil its commitment to the EU Battlegroup

Derek Nagle will be sentenced on May 30

It is understood that the Department of Foreign Affairs is liaising with the Defence Force's member's family at this stage.

Coastal security

The reserve Defence Forces could cease to exist within three years without a drastic intervention from the Government.

The witness, a non-commissioned female officer, made no eye contact with her attacker during her five-minute appearance

Pte Rooney earlier described as a 'fine example of the best' by camp commander

Fáil justice spokesperson Jim O’Callaghan's concerns about Garda staff recruitment may be valid, but the force also has a very real problem with staff retention

Cork looks to have lost out on getting the navy’s former flagship as a floating museum as the Department of Defence has said it is in talks with Dublin Port which wants the vessel for the same purpose.

The 22-year-old is no longer critical and his condition is now described as stable.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hopes to make a visit to Irish Peacekeepers serving abroad in the wake of the death of Private Seán Rooney. It comes as Lebanon’s Hezbollah handed over a man suspected of killing the UN peacekeeper to Lebanese Armed Forces.

Girls from a Lebanese orphanage supported by the Defence Forces have presented Private Seán Rooney’s colleagues with their condolences over his death.

Lebanon death

Retired Commandant Conal Murphy, brother of Lieutenant Aonghus Murphy killed in 1986 in Lebanon, said: “I would love to see justice for his family."

It has also emerged that there was a similar roadblocking incident to last Wednesday involving UNIFIL personnel who had been lost in the same area

Private Shane Kearney, from Killeagh, Co Cork, who was seriously injured in the incident remains in a serious condition in hospital

Mr Justice Twomey said: “It is not appreciated, the extensive and important role which the Army plays in protecting the State against attack."

Disinformation and propaganda from Hezbollah means United Nations troops are more vulnerable than before

'Firing can come from anywhere, it might not even be directed at us, but we could just be caught in the middle of it'