Teenage Defence Forces members experienced assault, psychological torture, tribunal hears
Other members forced out after trying to raise issues through Army complaints process
Women of Honour
Defence Forces review serving personnel with convictions for gender-based violence
Several personnel remain in organisation following prosecutions for assaults and other offences
Women of Honour tribunal opens with urgent appeal for witnesses
‘Honour is a cardinal virtue in the Defence Forces. It means doing what is right,' Ms Justice Ann Power says in opening statement
Inquiry into claims of bullying and sexual misconduct in Defence Forces set to begin
Tribunal of inquiry will investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment in Defence Forces made by Women of Honour members
Military officers group not engaging with external oversight body set up to transform culture
Representative Association of Commissioned Officers objects to the presence of the Department’s Secretary General on the board, says it undermines indepence
New navy ships to be named after ‘important female leaders’ in response to misogyny allegations
Other measures against discrimination include mandatory sexual ethics workshops for all personnel and the appointment of ‘sexual ethics and respectful relationship advisers’
Senior military officer being investigated over alleged inappropriate behaviour
The officer has denied the behaviour, which allegedly occurred overseas some time ago
Women of Honour member expresses concern that tribunal ‘comes across as a paper exercise’
Inquiry is to examine Defence Forces’ handling of bullying, harassment and sexual assault allegations
Concern raised over inquiry into Air Corps’ personnel exposed to hazardous chemicals
‘They’re talking about investigating the complaints of hazardous chemicals, not … [the] chemicals,’ says veteran
Tánaiste to ‘reflect’ on Women of Honour concerns over inquiry terms
Survivors group met Micheál Martin to push for wider scope of proposed tribunal
Anger among military veterans at ‘offensive’ Women of Honour report
Retired officers group say allegations of abuse are untested and accuses Government of ‘knee-jerk and populist’ response
Women of Honour accusation that sex assaults were equated to ‘slips’ a ‘distortion’, says Martin
Support group took issue with Tánaiste’s comments in correspondence about terms of reference for inquiry into abuse in Defence Forces
Thirteen alleged sexual assaults reported in Defence Forces in the past decade
Some 35 complaints of bullying have been made in the Defence Forces
Defence Forces chief to be called before committee to discuss recruitment of women
Figures show out of 617 female applicants this year, only one has been inducted into organisation
One woman recruited to Defence Forces out of 617 applicants amid psychometric test concerns
Psychometric testing for Naval Service paused amid concern about failure rate
Army abuse and bullying inquiry’s terms of reference to go to Cabinet in September, Tánaiste says
Martin pledges more discussion and engagement with Women of Honour group ahead of autumn investigation into claims
Gardaí to be solely responsible for investigating sexual abuse in the military
External oversight group to monitor Defence Forces reforms in wake of Women of Honour allegations
Women of Honour group welcomes Government commitment to hold tribunal
Micheál Martin says approach taken must protect certain people who might wish ‘not be in the public glare’
Women of Honour accuses Tánaiste of ignoring abuse victims by using ‘flawed terms’ for inquiry
Group, which raised allegations of sexual attacks and other abuses in Defence Forces, met with Micheál Martin on Thursday evening
Diarmaid Ferriter: Women of Honour group wants a tribunal, but what lies ahead could be interminable
Politically, it will be difficult to resist the wishes of the women campaigning for a tribunal into their treatment by the defence forces
Two models for inquiry into Defence Forces abuses being examined by Government
Women of Honour group seeks public hearings, saying ‘there has been far too much secrecy and concealment’
Tribunal of inquiry into Defence Forces needed, insists Women of Honour group
Only a full tribunal into allegations of abuse concluding with a published report after a holistic examination will be successful in ‘overhauling’ the military, says lobby group
Ex-Defence Forces ombudsman feels ‘awful’ abuse victims did not feel free to come to her
Paulyn Marrinan Quinn urges victims ‘don’t suffer in silence’ and come forward in the wake of the review group report
Coveney calls for fundamental change in Defence Forces culture
Women of Honour says draft terms of reference for planned statutory inquiry into allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and physical abuse in the forces are too narrow
Draft terms of reference produced for inquiry into Defence Forces abuse
Women of Honour group criticises terms as overly narrow and raises concerns about transparency
Women of Honour group calls for end to ‘smoke and mirror approaches’ within the Defence Forces
An independent review group said ‘incidents of bullying, harassment, discrimination and sexual harassment persist’ in the Defence Forces
Lieut Gen Seán Clancy: Our people feel shame and anger. The Defence Forces must change
Chief of Staff on a 'watershed moment' and the transformation needed to build a Defence Forces of which Ireland can continue to be proud
Micheál Martin: Defence Forces must ‘admit failures’ and learn from them
Tanaiste and Minister for Defence launched new book on the centenary of Óglaigh na h-Éireann
Any review of misconduct in Defence Forces must include department and Minister
The military does not make its own rules: responsibility for oversight lies with the Government
Canada’s armed forces faced a damning report on sexual harrassment and abuse eight years ago. What can Ireland learn from the fallout?
Canada’s scandal was every bit as bad as what was exposed by Ireland’s Women of Honour, and led to the ousting of more than a dozen top officers
Defence Forces members ‘practically defamed’ by abuse report, says representative group
Representative Association of Commissioned Officers said it ‘cannot simply allow all members to be tarred with the same brush’ by report's ‘generalised language’
Garda unit to tackle ‘predators’ in Defence Forces could face legal obstacles
Investigations into alleged sexual assaults involving Defence Forces members overseas raise jurisdictional issues
Garda unit set up to investigate ‘predators’ in Defence Forces
Operation will collate information and attempt to identify “predators”, Garda Commissioner says
Fintan O’Toole: Irish Army’s culture of misogyny is a disgrace and must end here
The typical offenders are not the rough soldiery but well-educated members of the officer class
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