Today, after 13 months of very intensive work, the Commission has published its report. We hope that this will provide a platform for grounded debate on defence and security matters leading to clear political decisions on the future of the Defence Forces. gov.ie/en/publication/eb4c0-…

This week the Commission had another full day meeting. The Commission has been making good progress on finalising its draft report but will need some additional time and will meet again in January.

This afternoon the Commission continued its consultation process with a really positive and informative engagement with the Defence Forces LGBTA Network @defenceforces @DF_COS @joseph_aidan

Another busy week for the Commission, commencing with a visit to the Defence Forces Training Centre @dftc_pio where members met with personnel of all ranks, followed by an intensive three days of meetings as the Commission reaches the critical stage of its deliberations.

The Commission continued its extensive consultation programme today with a visit to LÉ WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS at Dublin Port. Members received a tour of the ship and met with personnel of all ranks to hear their views @defenceforces @naval_service @joseph_aidan

Following 2 days of plenary meetings on Tuesday & Wednesday, the Commission concluded an intensive week with a visit to McKee Barracks today where a series of very informative meetings were held with various DFHQ Branch & Corps Directors, their staff & personnel of all ranks.

Reminder to join us tomorrow Tuesday 7 September at 10am for our webinar "The Future of Defence: 2030 and Beyond" cohosted with @RIAdawson and @iiea, who will also be livestreaming the event on their YouTube channel youtu.be/-FbLecK004I

Registration for the webinar "The Future of Defence:2030 and Beyond" co-hosted by @IRLCoDF @iiea @RIAdawson is now open. The event takes place on 7 September from 10am-11.15am. Attendance is free and open to all. You can register for the event here 👇 iiea.com/events/the-future-o…

This afternoon the Commission had an extremely positive engagement with senior leaders in the RDF. A very useful and informative discussion took place on key issues of RDF structures, staffing and capabilities. @dfreserve @defenceforces @RDFRepAssoc @joseph_aidan @DF_COS

Another busy week for the Commission with a full day plenary meeting on Tuesday, followed by very useful and informative visits to James Stephens Barracks Kilkenny and Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Barracks Galway @3_Inf_Bn @1Bde_Official @defenceforces @dfreserve