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Women of Honour say meeting with Tánaiste ‘disappointing’ over State Inquiry terms

Group of whistleblowers slam decision to draft terms of reference without consulting them

Pictured outside Government Buildings today are Honor Murphy, Diane Byrne, Yvonne O'Rourke and Roslyn Callaghan, after their meeting with Tanaiste Micheal Martin. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The Women of Honour group have been left “disappointed” at a Government decision to draft terms of reference to a Statutory Inquiry without consultation with them.

The group, which comprises of a number of female Defence Forces members who acted as whistleblowers in regard to their own treatment over bullying and sexual harassment in their military lives, met with Tánaiste Micheál Martin on Tuesday.

“It is disappointing that the Tánaiste and the Department of Defence ...