Simon Coveney to clarify future of 'Post-94' cohort of short-staffed Defence Forces

Defence Minister Simon Coveney said he hopes to 'provide certainty by the end of the year' on what will happen to personnel. File picture

A 700-strong cohort of experienced Defence Forces personnel will know, before the end of the year at the latest, if they will be forced to retire or be kept on.

The cohort, known as the Post-94 group, were given shorter contracts when they joined up and, under the terms of the contracts, will be forced out of the Defence Forces in December 2022, unless there is ministerial intervention in the meantime.