Members of the Defence Forces working up to 70 hours a week, survey reveals

Shortages of officers in the Defence Forces have resulted in bomb disposal experts and marine engineers having to work 70 and 65 hours a week respectively without any overtime.

A survey carried out by RACO (Representative Association for Commissioned Officers) has highlighted the government's total disregard of implementing the Working Time Directive (WTD) for the military, which should cap their work at 48 hours a week.