Alcohol ban could be extended to all army barracks
Defence Forces is currently completing a review of its alcohol policy
Tánaiste and Defence Minister Micheál Martin with Defence Forces chief of staff Lt Gen Seán Clancy
Hugh O'Connell and Ali Bracken
Alcohol could be banned entirely from all army barracks as part of the response to a damning report into the culture of the Defence Forces, the Sunday Independent has learned.
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