Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am not a military lawyer or anything like that but after listening to the conversations, I know the officer was not there to give a glowing reference. However, that is what it felt like to the victim. Members of the Defence Forces have been through such a tough time lately with the disclosures from the Women of Honour. There is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction coming from inside and outside the Defence forces. This closing of ranks and circling of the wagons is not very helpful. Because the Defence Forces are there to defend citizens, it seemed like an awful betrayal to citizens when members of the Defence Forces acted like this. It is important for those members of the Defence Forces who do serve with dignity that the Tánaiste take the bull by the horns and sort this out.

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