A damning report on the Defence Forces found poor pay, lack of expertise, exhaustion, and Hotel Rwanda-style barracks have led to an exodus, leaving the Army, Naval Service, and Air Corps almost dysfunctional.

A 52-year-old Irish Army corporal who had sex with a 16-year-old school girl has been jailed for 18 months by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for unlawful carnal knowledge and possession of sexually explicit images of the girl.