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RDFRA Oireachtas Committee appearances

  • 07 February 2019 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here.
  • 09 February 2017 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here.
  • 04 November 2015 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here.
  • 12 November 2014 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here.
  • 24 April 2013 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here (Part 1) and here (Part 2).



RDFRA in the Media

Irish Examiner, 03 July 2019

Irish Examiner, 14 May 2019

breakingnews.ie, 11 April 2019

Irish Examiner, 08 March 2019

Irish Examiner, 08 February 2019

Irish Times, 07 February 2019

Irish Times, 27 September 2017

Irish Times, 10 February 2017



RDFRA submissions on government policy

RDFRA submission on the development of a National Security Strategy (December 2019)



RDFRA submission to the Commission on the Defence Forces

On 16 February 2021, RDFRA presented its submission on the future of the RDF to the Commission on the Defence Forces. RDFRA's opening statement can be downloaded here, while the full submission can be downloaded here.