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Military Insignia Email: Killelan.Ads@Iolfree.Ie DF Take Part in Multi- 16 Badges of the 16 Inf Bn 29 National Exercise 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 12/12/2008 11:07 Page 1 THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE ( E S T A B L I S H E D 1 9 4 0 ) DEC-JAN 2009 €2.50 (Stg £1.70) The Congo p8 Sports page 12 Ex Vik ing page 16 ISSN 0010-9460 1 0 9 770010 946001 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 16/12/2008 17:15 Page 2 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 16/12/2008 17:15 Page 3 An Cosantóir V O L U M E 6 8 N u m b e r 1 0 Dec-Jan 2009 Christmas in the A Balkan’s MANAGER: Capt Pádraic Kennedy Congo 8 Reflection 20 Veterans remember the An Irishman’s travel log EDITOR: Congo. through the Balkans. Sgt David Nagle Report by Report by Sgt David Nagle Peter Murtagh JOURNALIST: Terry McLaughlin Sports Update PDFORRA Conference Wesley Bourke Roundup of DF sporting 12 An overview of the Annual 24 events. Delegate Conference. CONNECT: Report by Report by Sgt Willie Braine Sgt Rena Kennedy Cpl Paul O’Neill PHOTOGRAPHER: Armn Billy Galligan From Ballydehob On Exhibit SUBSCRIPTIONS: to NASA The Lee Enfield Rifle. 14 Report by 27 Cpl Paul O’Neill Profile of L/EA Trish Comdt Kieran Milner ADVERTISING: O’Sullivan. (Retd) Report by Killelan Marketing Ltd Sgt Rena Kennedy Mobile: 086 3842946 Tel: 01 8042691 Exercise Viking Military Insignia Email: [email protected] DF take part in multi- 16 Badges of the 16 Inf Bn 29 national exercise. FCÁ. Printed by Report by Report by Kilkenny People, Sgt David Nagle Flt Sgt James G Perkins Kilkenny. The fact that an article appears in this magazine does Peacekeepers Letters to the not indicate official approval Honoured 18 Editor 30 of the views expressed by the The President addresses a Readers give their author. gathering of UN veterans. opinions. © Published by OiC Public Relations Section for the Defence Forces at DFHQ, Parkgate, Dublin 8, Magazine Price Increase Road Safety Message Ireland. With effect from February 1st 2009 and in order to ensure the high Tel: 01 8042691 standards of An Cosantóir are maintained, the magazine price will Remember this festive Fax: 01 6779018 increase to €3 per issue or €30 for ten issues a year (including post and season to reduce your E-mail: ancosantoir packaging) for all annual subscribers. For our airmail subscribers it will speed, wear your seat rise to €64 and for our surface mail it will rise to €47. @defenceforces.iol.ie belts and don’t drink Those subscribers who pay through payroll deductions (PDF and RDF), or drive. direct debit or standing order will continue to receive the magazine for €25 per year. This new price still represents great value and will allow us to continue We wish all our the development of the magazine and our new online version subscribers and readers www.dfmagazine.ie going live in 2009. We in An Cosantóir value all our subscribers and look forward to dealing with your queries. Happy Christmas All current and new subscribers who renew or join before February 1st will pay for next year’s subscriptions (2009) at the current price of €25. and a Front cover: Likewise, current or new subscribers can set up a direct debit or standing An MP checks for speed order and continue to receive the magazine for €25 a year. Simply write, Peaceful New Year violations around the call us at 01-804 2693 or email [email protected] and we will send you Curragh Camp. Photo by a direct debit or standing order form. Armn Billy Galligan. AN COSANTÓIR Dec-Jan 2009 3 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 12/12/2008 11:14 Page 4 news update… news update… news update… Going for Gold In November, the Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Dermot Earley called into the NCOs Mess McKee Bks to present Gaisce Awards. He is pictured with the award recipients and members of 2 Fd Arty Regt, who helped Gaisce in their annual mil- itary challenge. Photo by: Armn Jeff Healy. State Well Claims Done Awards Pictured onboard LÉ Gerard Niamh in December are Congratulations to Sgt Gerry Kelly (PSS DFHQ) who (l-r): Flt Sgt Dermot was conferred with a Magistri in Scientiis at a cere- Higgins, Lt Col Barry mony in Trinty College, Dublin. Sgt Kelly has been a Hannon (both 1 Ops Wing), member of PSS since 2002 and is a facilitator of the Mr Ciaran Breen (Dir SCA) SAOR Alcohol Project. He is pictured with Dr Shane and Brig Gen Chris Moore (A Butler (Course co-ordinator of the M Sc in Drug & Alcohol COS Sp). 1 Ops Wing was just one Policy, School of Social Work & Social Policy TCD). of 12 units to receive an award from Photo sent in by: Sgt Gerry Kelly. the State Claims Agency for promoting a safe working environment. Photo by: Armn Billy Galligan. A Colleague Remembered On December 5th, family, friends and colleagues of Col Justin MacCarthy DSM attended a presentation ceremony in which a portrait of Col MacCarthy, along with a plague mark- ing 50 years since the UNOGIL in 1958 was made to UNTSI, Military College, DFTC. Our first picture shows (l-r): Col John Ryan, Brig Gen Pat Dixon, Col Jim Fagan, Col Calm MacConchoile, Maj Gen Fergus O’Connell and Capt Jim Moran (six of the eight original survivors) who all served with UNOGIL. Our second photo shows (l-r): Col Jim Goulding (CMC), Col Tom Carter (OC UNTSI), Mr Justin MacCarthy (Son), Lt Gen Dermot Earley (COS), David, Rachel and Catherine-Phil MacCarthy (Col MacCarthy’s grandchildren and Daughter in Law) and Brig Gen Seán McCann (GOC DFTC). Both photos by: Armn Billy Galligan. 4 AN COSANTÓIR Dec-Jan 2009 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 12/12/2008 11:14 Page 5 ate… news update… news update… news update… Doing it for The long arm of the Kids the Law Capt Bryan Carley (D Tpt) who com- The first armed members of An Garda peted in the Dublin City Marathon in Síochána arrived in Kosovo in October October is seen here presenting a to serve with an UN-mandated inter- cheque for €2,000 from money he national police force. Picture in raised from family and friends to Mr KFOR Main are (l-r): Sup Joe Johann Fox of The Children’s Delaney,. Sgt Eric Craig Garda Medical & Research Foundation, Sgt Denise Shaw and BQMS Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital. Willy Reilly. Photo sent in by: Capt Bryan Carley. Photo by: Sgt Maj Noel O’Callaghan. NEWS UPDAATE The Karate Kids Not Pictured here are members of a three Forgotten star course just finished training in On Remembrance Sunday, Columb Bks, Mullingar who recently November 9th, members of received their unarmed combat cer- HQ Coy 56 Res Inf Bn tificates. Sgt Phil Keegan (4 Fd Arty attended a remembrance Regt) seated middle front row was service in St John’s Church, their unarmed combat instructor. Ballinasloe, Co Galway. Our Photo by: Sgt Maj Noel O’Callaghan. photo shows (l-r): Lt Noel Cleary, Comdt Tom Cunningham (OC HQ Coy) and BQMS Donal Flanagan. Photo sent in by: BQMS Donal Flanagan. Thanks In November 2 Cav Sqn presented a cheque for €7,700 to the Neo- Natal Intensive Care Unit (Unit 8) of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street. The troop- ers raised the money after com- pleting this year’s An Cosantóir 10k. Seen here in Holles Street at the cheque presentation are (l-r): Sgt Anthony Daly, Sr Hilda Wall (Ward Manager Unit 8), Tpr Michael Kelly, Sr Sarah Rock, Sr Bridget O’Brien (Clinical Midwifery Specialist) and Comdt Sean O’Keeffe (OC 2 Cav Sqn). Photo sent in by: Sgt Anthony Kelly. AN COSANTÓIR Dec-Jan 2009 5 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 12/12/2008 11:08 Page 6 news update… news update… news update… The French Connection French General visits Ireland All photographs by Armn Billy Galligan. Lt Michael Hosback briefs Gen Bentégeat on the finer points of the In November, French General Henri Bentégeat, Chairman of the sniper rifle used by the European Union Military Committee made a two-day visit to Defence Forces. Ireland. During his stay Gen Bentégeat laid a wreath at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham to honour our dead and also pre- sented EU medals to members of the ARW who served in Chad and was briefed on Defence Forces struc- tures and capabilities during visits to various units in the DFTC. Main pic: Phil Coulter acknowl- Right: Minister for Defence, Mr Willie O’Dea TD and Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Dermot Earley presented Gen Bentégeat with a copy of Cuirrech Life, The Curragh of Kildare. Above: An ARW Sergeant presents military honours to Gen Bentégeat in the Curragh Camp. Left: Gen Bentégeat inspects a Guard of Honour from the 12 Inf Bn at Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Lt Brian Lynch (QM 12 Inf Bn) is OiC GOH. 6 AN COSANTÓIR Dec-Jan 2009 00-An Cos-DEC-08 (p1-7) 16/12/2008 17:15 Page 7 ate… news update… news update… news update… NEWS UPDATE CF, who presented it to a priest in the Irish The main body heading off on the run in Chad. EUFOR and KFOR 10k Area of Operations, to help in local humani- tarian projects. KFOR RESULT S Photographs by Cpl O’Reilly (39 Inf Gp KFOR) While in Kosovo on November 15th, 39 Inf Male Winners Coy Sgt John Devlin (97 Inf Bn EUFOR) Gp organised a 10k Race from its base at Senior Paul Buckley (Irl) 33:17 O/40 Gabirel H Cairos (Esp) 35:50 Not to be outdone by their colleagues back in Camp Clarke.
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