Government commits to full statutory inquiry as Tánaiste speaks of ‘watershed moment for our Defence Forces’
Women of Honour: ‘It’s been so long coming ... we are delighted to see that they are getting the measure of what’s really happened’
“We have all lived through it. We have lived through the abuse and the physical abuse, the mental abuse, so there’s nothing that’s shocking in there. It’s shocking for a civilian to read,” Ms Molloy said. Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieut Gen Seán Clancy “commended” the work of the IRG. “The findings of this report are stark and we need to change,” he said “There is no place for any form of abuse, or failure to act on any form of inappropriate behaviour in the Defence Forces. It is contrary to our ethos and values and will not be tolerated.”
“The Defence Forces struggle with gender, displaying hypermasculinities and pockets of deeply misogynistic attitudes and behaviours,” the IRG says.
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