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Women of Honour left ‘disappointed’ at Micheál Martin’s terms of reference for abuse inquiry

Honor Murphy, Diane Byrne, Yvonne O'Rourke and Roslyn Callaghan of the Women of Honour group who met with Tánaiste Micheál Martin. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The Women of Honour group is to express “disappointment” over Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s decision not to substantively change terms of reference for an inquiry into the Defence Forces.

The support group for former and current female Defence Force members who allege they were abused within the military has published its own proposed terms of reference for the planned statutory probe into the claims.

The group is to meet Martin at Government Buildings on Thursday.

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