'Woman could hold top Defence Forces role in next 10 years'

Private Sarah O'Neill from Cork on night/day exercises at Ballymullen Barracks. Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD 

Mark Mellett believes his title of Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces could be held by a woman in the next 10 years, and there's no doubt many of them are progressing quickly up the ranks.

However, there remains a lot of work to be done to ensure that a promise to have far higher percentages of women in uniform comes to fruition.