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Opinion: Defence Commission cannot be allowed to fail Security is the bedrock on which our society’s cultural, social and economic achievements are built, yet Ireland’s vulnerability is stark 30th December, 2020
‘Currently we have just over 8,100 fully trained personnel on our books, which is 85 per cent of our minimum designed strength, before we even look at the 600 personnel deployed overseas’. Picture: Rollingnews.ie
Facing into an uncertain post-Brexit future, in the throes of a devastating pandemic, just as we are about to assume our seat on the United Nations Security Council, Ireland has never had a greater need for a strong and resilient Defence Forces as part of our State’s security apparatus.