The family of former Irish Army officer Donal de Róiste have welcomed the news that the Government is to hold a review into the circumstances surrounding his forced retirement from the Defence Forces more than 50 years ago. Mr de Róiste’s sister Adi Roche said that confirmation by the Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, that he has asked the Attorney General to nominate someone to carry out a review is most welcome. “I rang Donal to tell him the news and it’s very heartening for us as a family. We really are encouraged and quietly elated we are by this news – it’s the strongest sign of light at the end of the tunnel for us in over 50 years. Some eight years earlier, then minister for defence Michael Smith ordered a review of documentation in Mr de Róiste’s case by the judge advocate general, who is the principal judicial officer in the Irish Defence Forces.

Source: The Irish Times May 08, 2020 19:52 UTC