Sacked army lieutenant to get fresh review 41 years on

A FORMER army lieutenant who has spent 41 years fighting to clear his name after being sacked from the defence forces without explanation will have a fresh review of his case.

The Government is to ask the army’s legal officer, the Judge Advocate General (JAG), to oversee a review of all documentation relating to Donal de Roiste who was involuntarily retired from the army in 1969.

Mr de Roiste, 65, from Ballincollig, Co Cork, was never charged with an offence, was denied a chance to face his accusers and was turned down the opportunity for a court martial.