The tribunal is a three-year inquiry into how complaints were handled in the Defence Forces from 1983 until 2024.

Its establishment in June 2024 was a recommendation of the Independent Review Group (IRG): Defence Forces Report.

Published in March 2023, that report detailed disturbing allegations which included the rape of both male and female soldiers.

Those abused include the Women of Honour, a group of serving and former members whose allegations featured in an RTÉ documentary by reporter Katie Hannon in 2021 which prompted the review in the first place.

They also include members of the Army Apprentice School in Devoy Barracks, Naas, Co Kildare, and air corps personnel exposed to toxic chemicals without being provided with adequate PPE.

Read full article by Neil Michael on the Irish Examiner website below.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41876054.html

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