Complaint lodged with UN over failure to backpay Army Ranger Wing

PDForra general secretary Gerard Guinan

An official complaint has been lodged with a legal section of the United Nations over the Irish government's failure to backpay increased allowances to members of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW), some of whom are understood to be owed up to €40,000.

The complaint has been made by PDForra, the association which represents enlisted personnel in the ARW, and dates back to a fight for increased ARW allowances it started in October 2006 due to the elite force's unique role.