The Defence Forces' "historically low" numbers of 7,500 are a reflection of the slow pace of implementing recommended reforms

“We can't allow this report to gather dust. I know these are the findings from the Commission on Defence, that these are the implementations that they wish to implement. But we need it done as a matter of urgency.”

The seizure of almost €160 million worth of cocaine off the Cork coast "could have gone horribly wrong" due to Defence Forces underfunding, according to an independent TD