Organisation: NSR

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Not one former Defence Forces member re-inducted after Covid-19 recruitment drive

Three months after a new recruitment drive was unveiled to entice former members of the Defence Forces to rejoin, not one of the 646 applicants is back in uniform.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Evening Round-up: Galway Debs tragedy; Nóra Quoirin latest; Hong Kong protests

So that’s nearly Monday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2019

Navy reserve loses all four motor launches

All four Naval Service Reserve (NSR) motor launches have been decommissioned due to their age, while the strength of the back-up force has significantly decreased and is desperately short of young people.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2019

Department of Defence agrees to scrap eyesight test blamed for loss of up to 40% of potential recruits

After several years lobbying, the Department of Defence has finally agreed to scrap an eyesight test anomaly which has been blamed for depleted recruitment in the Naval Service Reserve (NSR).

Thu, 11 Apr, 2019

Naval Service first as women made petty officers

For the first time the Naval Service has promoted women to the rank of petty officer, a position acknowledged as the backbone of the service.

Tue, 20 Nov, 2012