High-ranking sisters are forces to be reckoned with

The two highest ranking sisters in the Defence Forces have spoken publicly for the first time about the challenges of balancing family life with a life less ordinary.

Cork-born sisters and mums of two, Caroline Mooney Murphy and Joanne Mooney, hold comparable ranks — one in the Army and one in the Naval Service.

Caroline is a Lieutenant Commander based with the Naval Service at Haulbowline and Joanne is a Commandant commanding the Military Police of the 1st Southern Brigade at Collins Barracks, Cork.