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#retention-crisis

Jul 31st 2022, 9:00 AM 15,358 Views 4 Comments

Paul Farrell retired as IBM Ireland’s General Manager last year but also was an officer in the Irish Defence Forces

Jun 28th 2022, 11:30 PM 30,535 Views 25 Comments

The Naval Service has fallen to 840 personnel as more signal they wish to leave in the coming months.

Feb 3rd 2022, 4:07 PM 21,719 Views 30 Comments

Commandant Conor King has written a detailed academic paper which analyses the retention crisis in the Defence Forces.

Jun 25th 2021, 6:05 PM 41,460 Views 49 Comments

Minister Coveney has admitted that the Naval Service urgently needs 200 new sailors so that ships can sail from their Cork base.

Mar 9th 2020, 12:05 AM 63,718 Views 30 Comments

One doctor described the stress of applying for citizenship and work permits, and the toll it has taken on his personal life.

Sep 24th 2019, 2:50 PM 8,794 Views 28 Comments

Mark Mellett said he believes the organisation’s challenges will get worse before they get better.

Jun 12th 2019, 6:06 PM 20,540 Views 34 Comments

There were 256 discharges in the first four months of 2019.