Army Ranger Wing wins prolonged battle for better allowances

Army Ranger Wing members with their parachutes taking part in a demonstration in the Curragh Camp in Kildare. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A prolonged campaign to secure better allowances for the county’s elite military forces has finally been won by the military association representing them.

Members of the Army Ranger Wing (ARW), who won major plaudits from senior politicians for their recent roles in Afghanistan and Chad, have for years received significantly less in allowances than elite forces in other countries.