As the navy is reduced to just two ships due to lack of staff, new figures confirm the army lost 627 staff in a year — and only has 49 recruits in training

Officers are increasingly quitting the Defence Forces well before retirement age and a new survey lays bare the reasons for the exodus, writes Sean O’Riordan

Over half of Irish doctors working abroad say it would not encourage them to return home 

The NTMA last night emerged as a third finance agency of the State to have agreed a “retention payment” scheme with staff.