Legal aid impasse likely to keep Women of Honour out of next Defence Forces Tribunal module

The Women of Honour group (left to right) Roslyn O'Callaghan, Yvonne O Rourke, Honor Murphy and Diane Byrne are challenging the decision to only fund the Minister for Defence and the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces’ ongoing legal costs, and not those of victims of abuse. File picture: Damien Storan/PA

The Women of Honour group of veterans is unlikely to take part in the next public module of the Defence Forces Tribunal.

This is because of ongoing delays in High Court proceedings between the Department of Defence and the abuse survivors’ group.