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<p> Women of Honour spokeswoman, retired Army captain Diane Byrne, said the Crotty case highlights how 'tone deaf' the Defence Forces continue to be. Picture: Damien Storan/PA</p>

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'Surely his admission of guilt should have been the moment to act, and not until there was either a sentence or an outcry' 
<p>Members of Women of Honour (left to right) Yvonne O'Rourke, Diane Byrne, Honor Murphy and Roslyn O'Callaghan ahead of today's meeting with Tánaiste Micheál Martin at Government Buildings. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins</p>

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<p>Women of Honour representatives, from left, Diane Byrne and Yvonne O’Rourke, both retired army captains, and Roslyn O’Callaghan, a retired army corporal. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins</p>

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Captain gets €824k for missing promotion

A female army captain excluded from a promotions process for the position of commandant due to being on maternity leave has been awarded &euro;824,794 damages by a High Court judge.

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Female air corps captain’s exclusion slammed
Female air corps captain’s exclusion slammed

A High Court judge has found a female captain in the Defence Forces was excluded from a promotions process as a result of being on maternity leave in breach of equality implementation requirements of a European directive.

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