IrishTimes - Implement Defence Forces recommendations ‘urgently’ to turn around recruiting crisis - 22 Nov 23
argets ‘achievable’ if stakeholders work towards making Defence Forces attractive - Pdforra president
Journal.ie - Raft of ambitious timelines in Irish Defence Forces change plan published by Government today - 21 Nov 23
The much anticipated Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces will be issued today.
Examiner.com - Is rent for €12 a month the ultimate weapon in combatting Defence Forces recruitment crisis? - 26 Oct 23
The Defence Forces recruitment crisis is being felt across all wings — the army, navy, and air corps. The military is losing out to the private sector on many fronts, but at €3 a week for a bed in a barracks, and €40 for food, cheap accommodation may be a weapon to extract the Defence Forces out of its current fix.
Journal.ie - National Security: Garda overtime increase, 1,000 extra gardaí and €21m more in Defence budget - 10 Oct 23
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Examiner.com - Naval Service unable to attract trainee chefs amid acute staff shortage - 27 Sep 23
The minimum establishment (lowest number of recommended personnel) for chefs in the navy is 54. Current staffing levels are 17 below that target at 37. File picture: Larry Cummins
Journal.ie - Defence action plan: Complex radar project 'won't be delivered until 2028' - 26 Sep 23
The Journal has learned that the Detailed Action Plan document has been presented to Government.
Examiner.com - Just 141 naval personnel have claimed sea service bonus - 22 Sep 23
Just 152 personnel have applied for the SSCS, of whom 141 were accepted. Picture: Denis Minihane
Journal.ie - Rank and file defence group gives 'cautious' welcome for military medical care scheme - 15 Sep 23
IRISH DEFENCE FORCES Tánaiste Micheál Martin at an event to mark the 68th Infantry deploying to Syria today.
Irish Times - Defence Forces recruitment ‘a very significant challenge’, says Tánaiste - 15 Sep 23
Radical change of approach required, particularly for the younger generation coming into the labour market, says Micheál Martin
Examiner.com - A tenth of frontline soldiers left their jobs in the last 12 months - 29 Aug 23
The Defence Forces concede that 'recruitment and retention are an ongoing challenge' leaving the army with little more than 6,000 personnel whereas it is supposed to have a minimum of 7,520. Stock picture
RedFM.ie - JUST 2 VESSELS AVAILABLE TO PATROL IRISH TERRITORIAL WATERS DUE TO NAVAL STAFFING CRISIS - 28 Aug 23
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Examiner.ie - Naval Service can only use two of its eight vessels as staffing shortages reach crisis point - 24 Aug 23
Tánaiste and Defence Minister Micheál Martin. Photo: Steve Humphreys
Examiner.com - Navy left with two vessels to patrol as ships put on 'operational reserve' - 24 Aug 23
The navy has been left with just two vessels, LÉ Samuel Beckett and LÉ William Butler Yeats, to patrol 437,500sq km of waters in our exclusive economic zone. Picture: Larry Cummins
IrishTimes - Naval Service left with two ships to patrol Irish waters due to manpower crisis - 23 Aug 23
Move raises questions about how recently purchased vessels from New Zealand will be operated
Kildare Live - Fire Service in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, is under review, Department of Defence says - 23 Aug 23
Department of Defence HQ, Piercetown, Newbridge, County Kildare.
Examiner.com - Department still has no date for roll-out of medical cover for Defence Forces personnel - 21 Aug 23
The country's military officers have for many years been covered by a government-run medical scheme, but to date enlisted personnel have not. File picture: Colin Keegan / Collins
Examiner.com - Recruitment agency admits issues with finding recruits for Naval Service - 18 Aug 23
Technical experts are needed onboard navy ships so they can go out on sea patrols. File picture: Larry Cummins
Examiner.com - Defence Forces suffering major shortage of chefs with navy worst hit - 02 Aug 23
The navy is supposed to have a minimum of 54 chefs but it currently has just 37 and there are further 12 who have indicated they will quit the force by the end of this year. Picture: David Creedon
Examiner.com - Sean O’Riordan: What will the Working Time Directive mean for the Defence Forces? - 31 Jul 23
Hopes that the directive will be introduced soon, but fears that the State will water down its benefits
Journal,ie - TD brands Curragh 'Ireland's most derelict town' over crumbling homes - 24 Jul 23
A derelict house located at the Curragh Camp.
Examiner.com - Army Ranger Wing wins prolonged battle for better allowances - 02 Jul 23
Army Ranger Wing members with their parachutes taking part in a demonstration in the Curragh Camp in Kildare. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Examiner.com - Net being cast globally for specialist to keep Irish naval ships at sea - 02 Jul 23
Naval vessel LÉ Róisín undergoing sea trials around before dawn in Cork Harbour. Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger
RedFM - PDForra say the recruitment and retention crisis in the Naval Service is continuing to cause problems with crewing ships - 16 Jun 23
PDForra say the recruitment and retention crisis in the Naval Service is continuing to cause problems with crewing ships.
Examiner.com - New naval vessels to be put to sea next year, if there are enough crew members - 16 Jun 23
Following a mammoth voyage from New Zealand last month, heavy lift ship Happy Dynamic arrives at Cork Harbour with two new inshore patrol boats for the Naval Service. Many sailors who commute from Dublin and other east coast areas to work from the navy headquarters in Cork Harbour have expressed an interest in being based nearer to home. Picture: David Creedon