Some live fire tactical training (LFTT) by the Potential NCOs Course in the Glen of Imaal. Taking you a stage further 🇮🇪
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Check out our latest 60 second update to see what we’ve been up to in January! Presented here by Lt Gavin Byrne of the Air Corps 🇮🇪
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Tánaiste & Min for Defence , & Sec Gen visit personnel serving with in UNP 2-45 in South Lebanon.
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Tánaiste & visit in South Lebanon today 🇱🇧
A poignant ceremony at Tibnine monument to remember Pte Seán Rooney and all Irish soldiers who have lost their lives while serving in Lebanon
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Comhgairdeas libh!! 🎂🥳🍾
Today marks the centenary of the oldest Unit in continuous service in the Defence Forces. If you're in the Kilkenny area their new museum exhibition "Bloods 100" is now open and worth a visit. Dílis go Bráth.
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We're 100 years old today!! As the oldest unit in continuous service in the DF, we wish all serving and veteran Bloods a happy battalion centenary. To celebrate, we opened our new museum exhibition'Bloods 100'. #infantry #dílisgobráthShow this thread
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The Combined Forces rugby team (DF & AGS) played their first game of 2023 on Friday against Wicklow RFC who are an AIL team. Wicklow finished strongly to run out winners but a good showing by the Combined Forces team who were without their interprovincial players
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Attendees had a very constructive and informative discussion with the Director of Security Policy and Partnerships at NATO HQ, Mr James Mackey, who emphasised the importance of partnerships to broader peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area.
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The Belgian Vice CHOD, Lt Gen Marc Thys, attended as the Co-Chair of PIAG and NATO representative.
At the meeting, the CHODs reaffirmed their commitment to advocating for military interoperability, through partnership with NATO which enables Non-NATO forces to operate effectively
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Today in Brussels Lt Gen Seán Clancy, Chief of Staff, chaired a meeting of the Partner Interoperability Advocacy Group (PIAG) Chiefs of Defence (CHODs). Senior representatives from five Non-NATO Nations attended: Australia, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland.
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5th JCSC are continuing their European engagements in Brussels with the EU and the Irish Permanent Representative to Brussels. This session with Magnus Christiansson from the Swedish Defence University, examines security challenges faced by the Nordic/Baltic states.
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Below are links to our "Best Of" photo albums from 2022.
Overseas: flickr.com/photos/dfmagaz
Army: flickr.com/photos/dfmagaz
Naval Service:
flickr.com/photos/dfmagaz
Air Corps:
flickr.com/photos/dfmagaz
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The DF 2022 Year in Review is now available to be viewed. Follow the link below to learn about the operations, innovation, recruitment, training, education and ceremonial that our soldiers, sailors and aircrew were involved in throughout a busy 2022.
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This weekend we remember Seán Rooney as we mark one month since his passing. Our thoughts remain with his family, friends and all who were lucky enough to have known him. Seán a chara, tá tú inár gcroí go deo.
"Peacekeeping is not a job for soldiers, but only soldiers can do it"
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The LMDS collaboration has been running with IT Carlow/SETU since 2012 and to date over 1800 of our personnel have been conferred with awards. An excellent programme that benefits our soldiers, sailors and aircrew greatly!
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The awards conferred included 64 Higher Level Certificates in LMDS, 81 Minor Awards in LMDS and 58 BA LMDS (Logistics). In addition there were 5 Masters of Science in Communications Technology Management and 3 Masters of Engineering awarded.
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Today, 206 members of Óglaigh na hÉireann were conferred with awards by . 198 received awards in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies (LMDS) while 8 were awarded Masters Degrees.
Comhghairdeas libh!!
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Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm that Trooper Shane Kearney is responding very well to treatment with his condition described as stable, and medical staff satisfied with his progress.
Trooper Kearneys family wish to thank everyone for the support that they continue to receive.
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Best of luck to Capt Elaine Anthony lining out for Leinster 🔵🟡against Connaught 🟢⚪️in the Women's Inter-provincial later today in Energia Park.🏉 #BeMore
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Attention serving members! Your internal comms platform is launching soon - your one stop for all information at the touch of a button.
Follow this link below for more info military.ie/!FM65RP
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The funeral mass of Private Seán Rooney will take place today in the Holy Family Church, Dundalk. The service will begin at 0900 and will be broadcast on the RTE News channel.
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Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm that Trooper Shane Kearney will be medically evacuated from Beirut Airport to Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel today via a specially equipped medical aircraft.
He will then be taken by ambulance to Beaumont Hospital to continue receiving treatment.
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Óglaigh na hÉireann has opened an online book of condolence for Private Seán Rooney, to allow those wishing to express their sympathies to his family to do so.
It can be found at the following link;
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Private Seán Rooney is now on the way home.
Your duty is done a chara, you have earned your rest.
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With the @UNIFIL_ flag removed,
the body of Private Seán Rooney is carried by his comrades to the @defenceforces plane which will repatriate him from Lebanon to Ireland @rtenews
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Óglaigh na hÉireann can also confirm that an Air Corps CASA aircraft has been pre-positioned in Malta as a contingency, and will provide support to the 121 Infantry Battalion as required.
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Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm that the two soldiers who were being treated for minor injuries following the convoy on Wednesday 14th December have been released from hospital and are safely back in UNP 2-45 (Irish Camp Shamrock).
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Óglaigh na hÉireann will deploy a team to Lebanon this weekend to support the 121 Inf Bn and their personnel.
4 members of our Personnel Support Service will provide counselling services to the Bn while 3 MP investigators and a Legal Officer will assist with the investigation.
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Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm the name of the the soldier killed on active service whilst serving in UNIFIL this morning.
869674 Private Seán Rooney, a member of the 27 Infantry Battalion and a native of Newtwoncunningham, Co Donegal.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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The remaining 4 personnel from the convoy were not injured and are safe & accounted for.
The names of personnel are not being released at this time, but the families of those involved have been informed.
A full investigation will commence into this incident.
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4 personnel were taken to Raee Hospital, near Sidon as a result of the incident. One soldier was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital and another has undergone surgery and is in a serious condition. The other two soldiers are being treated for minor injuries.
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On 14 December 2022 at approx 2115hrs (Irish time), a serious incident took place involving members of 121st Infantry Battalion, UNIFIL.
A convoy of two (2) Armoured Utility Vehicles (AUVs) carrying eight (8) personnel travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire.
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It is with deep regret that Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm the death of one of our peacekeepers in a serious incident in Lebanon last night.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
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If you missed Lt Gen Seán Clancy on the this morning on make sure to catch it below!!!
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Interested in hearing how this works? Give the pod a listen! 📻👂
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DF #Podcast S4 Ep7
'Infantry Armoured Personnel Carrier Upgrade'
In the final episode of the season we speak with Lt Shay Byrne, Sgt Deccie Conroy, Pte Evan Lynch about the recent #Infantry APC upgrade
Spotify: spoti.fi/3Wht1rz
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3uO1ulF
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Lt Gen Clancy will be speaking to on this morning at approximately 0915 📻
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Today Dr Siobhan Coakley was commissioned into the Defence Forces to take up her role as a Dental Officer in the Medical Corps. She was presented her commissioning scroll by D COS Sp in the DFTC, in the company of her family. Ádh mór le do phost nua!
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Particular congratulations to Trooper Glynn of 2 Cavalry Squadron who was awarded best student on the course. Best of luck to all as they take up appointments across all 2 Brigade Units in the weeks to come.
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The next generation of #leaders successfully passed out following the completion of 24 weeks intensive training on Thursday last in Cathal Brugha Barracks. These 45 students are now qualified for promotion to Corporal rank. Comhgairdeas libh!!
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