Army personnel paid €2.5m border duty allowance this year

IRISH army personnel have been paid almost €2.5 million in border allowances this year, despite the closure of a number of barracks close to the border and the stemming of the threat of violence from such a posting.

There are about 46 officers and 995 enlisted personnel in receipt of the border duty allowance.

The army barracks involved are Finner Camp in Donegal, Cavan and Dundalk barracks.