
Good to speak to Clem Ryan on KFM today in relation to the recent announcement of a planned increase in investment in the Defence Forces. To listen back to the radio interview, click here.
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Good to speak to Clem Ryan on KFM today in relation to the recent announcement of a planned increase in investment in the Defence Forces. To listen back to the radio interview, click here.
READ MORE +Not a single soldier, sailor or flight crew in the Defence Forces has received the €1,000 pandemic bonus yet. I highlighted this with Minister McGrath in the Dáil this week so that it can be paid to members of the Defence Forces as soon as possible. Click here to watch Cathal Berry TD's ...
READ MORE +‘Ireland is hugely vulnerable and exposed’ - Radio interview this morning on Newstalk to discuss Irish defence capabilities and the significant lack of funding and resources available to our military. To listen back to the interview, click here.
READ MORE +This week, I spoke to the Taoiseach in the Dáil in relation to RACO and PDFORRA becoming affiliated with ICTU. This is essential to help improve pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces. To watch my parliamentary contribution, click here.
READ MORE +Fascinating panel discussions at the Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann ONE Veterans Charity veterans evening in Cathal Brugha Bks. Over 140,000 Defence Force veterans are currently out there. Ireland’s ultimate network…
READ MORE +Finland, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland are actual neutral countries whereas Ireland is simply defenceless. The RAF polices our skies, yet Oireachtas consent was neither sought nor received for this. Time for Ireland to clarify its “strategic ambiguity”. Dr Cathal Berry speaking ...
READ MORE +Radio interview with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio One in relation to the current situation in Ukraine and the provision of anti-tank weapons. We must support Ukraine in every way we can. There is no guarantee Russian aggression will end at the Polish border. Listen to the full interview ...
READ MORE +I very much welcome the publication of the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. It is a grim and accurate assessment of the situation in our armed forces because of decades of underinvestment by successive governments. I am very concerned that the Minister intends to wait “four or ...
READ MORE +The Irish Defence Forces have a serious lack of defence capability. We cannot protect our borders, patrol our own waters or police our skies. Not only can we not deter people from incurring, we can't even detect them from incurring. The Commission on Defence must address these serious ...
READ MORE +'Asset stripping of the Defence Forces must stop' - Statement from Cathal Berry TD on Cathal Brugha Barracks Inundated by phone calls overnight. Absolute fury and disbelief in the Defence Community over Minister Eamon Ryan’s insensitive and inaccurate announcement of the closure of Cathal ...
READ MORE +Delighted to take part in the Kildare Military Veteran’s Story project by The Irish Military Heritage Foundation/Ireland's Military Story supported by Kildare County Council Heritage Office and Creative Ireland. Proud to have served as a member of the Defence Forces - an organisation that ...
READ MORE +Attended the Jadotville presentation in Costume Barracks, Athlone. Spoke in the Dáil chamber about the raise in energy prices, cybersecurity and covid-19 vaccine misinformation. Attended the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee Meeting in Leinster House. Met with ...
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