A long-awaited report on reforming the Defence Forces is recommending a trebling of Ireland's military spending.
The Commission on the Defence Forces report, which's being published today, is proposing spending of up to three billion euro annually.
Other reforms include an overhaul of command structures, a possible reduction in peacekeeping missions and the renaming of the Army Ranger Wing.
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The report says Ireland's Defence Forces are currently unable to conduct a meaningful defence of the State.
Independent Senator, and former member, Gerard Craughwell, says reform's badly needed:
