Defence Forces invited onto EU pandemic think-tank

To date, Defence Forces personnel have provided 122,698 days of duty aiding the HSE in the Covid-19 fight. File picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

The experience gained by the Defence Forces aiding the country's battle against Covid-19 has resulted in their invitation into an EU think-tank project to prepare to tackle future global pandemics.

The Defence Forces will have a place on the advisory board of PANDEM-2, a €10m EU-funded pandemic preparedness and response project coordinated by the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway).