New Report Says Ireland's Military Cannot Properly Defend The Country

The Army told the commission ‘it is not equipped, postured or realistically prepared to conduct a meaningful defence of the State against a full-spectrum force for any sustained period of time’. Photograph: Defence Forces Press Office 

SKY News: Ireland's military cannot properly defend country, says 'hard-hitting' and 'blunt' report 

Ireland has long been regarded by military analysts as the weak link in the defence chain of Western Europe, precipitated by decades of defence under-spending by successive governments. 

Ireland's Defence Forces cannot properly defend the country against acts of aggression from conventional military forces, according to a new report which has urged a radical overhaul of the military. 

The Commission on the Defence Forces report said that Ireland is an "outlier" among Western European nations in how little is spent on defence, and outlined a range of options for politicians to consider.  

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