Former air corps member tells Defence Forces Tribunal of being 'scalped' and 'tubbed'

The first module of public hearings, at The Infinity Building in Smithfield, Dublin, began last week as part of the latest phase of the tribunal established in June 2024 by then tánaiste and defence minister Micheál Martin following a report detailing allegations of brutal and 'sadistic' abuse. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Anybody who complained about anything in the Defence Forces faced losing their job, said a former member of the air corps who claims he was “scalped” by a senior officer.

Paul Kavanagh, giving evidence in the second week of public hearings at the Defence Forces Tribunal, said he was the victim of a number of bullying incidents — some of which, he claimed, senior officers were aware.