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Irish Mirror
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Danny De Vaal

Members of Defence Forces 'despondent' after report finds evidence of bullying in organisation

Members of the Defence Forces are feeling “despondent” and “saddened” after a recent report found evidence of bullying, sexual assault, and harassment in the organisation, it was claimed on Tuesday.

Gerard Guinan, who is the General Secretary of PDFORRA, was speaking ahead of their annual delegate conference in Trim.

PDFORRA is the association that represents 6,500 enlisted members of the Army, Naval Service, and Air Corps.

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Speaking to The Irish Mirror, he said: “I think with the findings of the (Independent Review Group) IRG a lot of people are despondent, they’re saddened by the results but they’re eager to get on with the job of implementing the recommendations of the IRG.

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