# retention crisis

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2022

# RACO conference

'Existential crisis' in Defence as officers' group declare recruitment target unachievable

The Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) are in Naas, Co Kildare for their annual conference.

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Nov 29th 2022, 5:29 PM

# raco

Irish military officer group declares Defence Forces 'moving in wrong direction'

RACO will host Minister for Defence Simon Coveney and military top brass in Naas.

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Nov 28th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Irish Defence Forces

'Ludicrous': Govt departments at loggerheads as date for forced retirement of sergeants looms

The rule means that Sergeants who have joined on post-1994 contracts must resign when they reach the age of 50.

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Oct 26th 2022, 9:11 AM

# Defence Forces

Ex IBM manager: Pay, political neglect and public indifference all to blame for cyber failings

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

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Jul 31st 2022, 9:00 AM

# Defence crisis

Naval Service staffing crisis deepens as critical engineers leave for better pay on cruise ships

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

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Jun 28th 2022, 11:30 PM

# Defence Forces

Loss of skilled Defence Forces staff due to poor pay 'has left Ireland vulnerable'

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

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Feb 3rd 2022, 4:07 PM

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# Navy

Pop up recruitment centre in Dublin tomorrow for Naval Service to find 200 recruits so ships can go to sea

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

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Jun 25th 2021, 6:05 PM

# retention crisis

'Since I got the letter, it's just silence': Citizenship delays now a 'disincentive' for doctors to stay in Ireland

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

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Mar 9th 2020, 12:05 AM

# retention crisis

Defence Forces Chief: 'Some great people are making the choice to leave the organisation'

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

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Sep 24th 2019, 2:50 PM

# retention crisis

Call to restore pre-crash allowances to 'stop members of Defence Forces leaving in droves'

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

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Jun 12th 2019, 6:06 PM