Advertisement

Irish Defence Forces are on their knees

Low pay, poor working conditions and the inability to patrol our own seas and airspace, means tha...

Share this article

11.57 29 Sep 2020


Irish Defence Forces are on their knees


Listen to this episode


Share this article

11.57 29 Sep 2020


Low pay, poor working conditions and the inability to patrol our own seas and airspace, means that the Irish Defence Forces are in bad shape. At least that's what Tom Clonan, security specialist and a retired Captain thinks. We spoke to Tom this morning to find out more about what needs to change and why the defence forces are so important.


Read more about

Irish Defence Forces Military Tom Clonan

Related Episodes

Ireland ranked as one of the m...

00:04:45

Ireland ranked as one of the most pessimistic countries

Newstalk Breakfast

00:04:45


The Traitors UK is back!

00:04:45

The Traitors UK is back!

Newstalk Breakfast

00:04:45


House prices nationally rose b...

00:06:09

House prices nationally rose by an average of 5.5% during 2025

Newstalk Breakfast

00:06:09


The latest on the fatal New Ye...

00:05:39

The latest on the fatal New Year’s Eve fire in Crans-Montana

Newstalk Breakfast

00:05:39