Defence Forces launches major campaign as it seeks 3,000 new recruits 

Simon Coveney, the defence minister, with members of the Defence Forces who took part in an advertising campaign seeking new recruits. Pictures: Colin Keegan/Collins

The Defence Forces has launched a major recruitment campaign to fill the 1,000 vacancies it currently has and to find an additional 2,000 personnel to bolster numbers in the army, naval service and air corps.

The ‘Be More’ campaign aims to recruit 1,000 people in the short term, bringing the Defence Forces up to their minimum required strength of 9,500.