An Cosantóir

June 2019

An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.

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An Cosantóir June 2019 www.dfmagazine.ie 36 | COMPETITION €50 VOUCHER Q. HOW MUCH IS A SHEMAGH ON WWW.PROTAC.IE? Post your answer along with your name, address and contact number to us or email subs@military.ie for a chance to win a PROTAC €50 Voucher to use in store or online. Last month's winner of the PROTAC €50 Voucher was Dermot Gibney, Dublin. Closing date is 19th June 2019. Protac, Market Green, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare. www.protac.ie info@protac.ie Ph: +353 (0) 45 441798 or visit us on: www.facebook.com/protacmilitary SUNDAY 9TH JUNE, AT 2PM - Dr. Marie Bourke will present her lecture 'Irish Artists and the Great War 1914-1918' in the Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co, Mayo. All welcome - free but booking required via email: educationtph@museum.ie or call 094-9031751. THURSDAY 13TH JUNE, AT 6.30PM - Mike Taylor will present his lecture 'Beyond the Somme: Brig Gen Frank Crozier and the Welsh Bantam Brigade' to the Antrim and Down Branch Western Front Association in PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast. All welcome. 13TH – 15TH JUNE, 3RD IRISH MILITARY SEMINAR - Co. Kildare and the War of Independence will feature as part of the 3rd Irish Military Seminar to be held in Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street, Newbridge. Talks include: Jadotville with Leo Quinlan; The Battle of At Tiri, a panel discussion hosted by Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald and Irish UN veterans; Irish Neutrality in WWII; IRA Border Campaign 1956; Margaret Skinnider and the Easter Rising; The Irish at the Battle of Little Big Horn. – See advert on page 24. NOTICEBOARD CROSS OFF THE WORDS IN THE LIST AS YOU FIND THEM. Word searches are fun, they also bring benefits you may not realise and can play an important role in keeping you mentally fit. WORD SEARCH MILITARY HISTORY LECTURES J U N E 2 0 1 9 U N I F O R M S E R V I C E S MEDAL MOUNTING SERVICE: Competitive prices, contact Murty Quinn 087 939 4680 LANYARDS MADE TO MEASURE: Competitive prices, contact Brian 087 297 1982 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY SERVICE OF COMMEMORATION Saturday 8th June, at 11am in St Paul's Church, Glenageary, Co Dublin. This year is marks the 75th year since D-Day. Irish men and woman volunteered and took part, and many have died either during the conflict or since – The Dun Laoghaire Branch of The Royal British Legion is holding an Ecumenical Service of Commemoration in St Paul's Church, Glenageary, to celebrate the memory of the Irish men and women who served in the Allied Forces during World War II and that of all who served their countries in WWII, but particularly, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Interested in attending please contact Hon Sec RBL Dun Laoghaire Branch dunlaoghaire.secretary@rbl.community ASAP to reserve a place or call the Centre: 1800 992294 (Free from ROI)

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