Major plan to dramatically overhaul Ireland’s Defence Forces will be revealed next week nine months after it was due

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Level Two includes increasing the strength of the Defence Forces to 11,500 by 2028 from its current standing of below 8,000. SHOW OF FORCE Major plan to dramatically overhaul Ireland’s Defence Forces will be revealed next week – nine months after it was due A LONG AWAITED plan that details how the Government will dramatically reform Ireland’s Defence Forces will finally be revealed next week – nine months overdue. In February 2022, the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces published a report that warned Ireland’s military is unable to protect the State. 2 Level Two includes increasing the...