The Department of Defence and Defence Forces’ Strategy Statement 2021 – 2023, was published on 22 April 2021 (you can access the full document below). There are a number of references to veterans contained therein. The strategy outlines how assurances and undertakings pledged to veterans in the White Paper on Defence will be built on […]
I refer to our recent meeting with the Veterans Associations, on 7 April 2021, and the queries raised regarding the indexation of Defence Forces pensions in payment. On the question of the ongoing application of public service pension increase policy under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) 2018-2020 and its proposed successor ‘Building Momentum – […]
Raise our Flag and Lift our Veterans Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann – Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel – (ONE) provides Support, Comradeship, Advocacy, and Remembrance for Irish Veterans. Our primary objective, as a registered charity (CHY 13868), is the provision of accommodation for homeless veterans and advice and other support through our nationwide network of […]
We received the following email from a veteran who found herself homeless 18 months ago. To maintain confidentiality we have removed her name. The following is published with the permission of the veteran concerned. Hi there, I’m ex 2 Inf Bn, and 18 months ago I found myself homeless. After the army, I was […]
On the 18th April 1997 the 5th Infantry Battalion vacated a piece of Irish history. Up to this, Collins Barracks, Dublin held the record for being the oldest continually occupied military barracks in the world, and at one time housed 5,000 troops. An RTÉ News report broadcast on 18 April 1997. The reporter is Paul […]
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