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We have many of your photos On Parade. Our In Focus pages features two St. Patricks Day
visits to the US – with members of both the RDF and UN Vets updating us on their visits.
We have taken a break from our Lebanon features to fill you in on what's been happening
around the DF. In Mountain Survival, Pte Thomas Mc Hale-Roe (1 Cn Cois) reports on the
Mountain Rescue Training Course with the Swiss Armed Forces. Sgt Karl Byrne pens his first
article for us; in BTC Challenge he explains this new venture by 2 BTC. Capt Paul Morrissey
writes about Addressing the CBRN Threat with some great photos to accompany it. Our
Def-Tec centre spread is on the Naval Service, and in particular the LÉ Emer and her crew, we
also have a pull-out poster of LÉ Emer to accompany the feature. In Strategic Review Wesley
Bourke reports on the Naval Services contribution to IMERC: Developing a Maritime Ireland.
Wesley reports on the current re-org of the RDF in our In Reserve pages. In our History feature
Lt Col John O'Loghlen visits the Irish/French Exhibition in the National Museum, Collins Bks,
Dublin. In our Sport pages Cpl Paul Millar visited Athlone to report on the DF Indoor Climbing
Championships. Plus we have our other regular features – World Strategic Picture, Tac-Aide,
Gear Review, Noticeboard, Reviews and the start of Special Edition What I Do.
Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor
This photograph was taken in Cyprus
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1965. If you can help identify anyone
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Liam O'Keefe, telephonist at the DFTC switch, will retire after 28 years
service. Chances are anytime you rang up the Curragh switch it was
Liam that helped you find your way. He has assisted thousand's of DF
personnel. Liam started work in MaGee Bks, Kildare, home of Depot
Artillery. When in 1985, he used the old-style switch with the jacks
that had only two lines and 50 extensions. He moved to the DFTC
after 13 years and spent the remainder of his career manning the
phones there. Now, Liam says he is looking forward to just relaxing
and putting his feet up. Everyone here in the DFTC wishes him the
best and a happy retirement. Photo: Cpl Paul Millar (PR Br)
Thanks Liam!
Editor
Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald
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ello and welcome to a very special May issue, with An Cosantóir shortlisted for the
Specialist Pioneer Media Awards 2013. We are extremely proud just to be shortlisted
as it shows that the magazine is recognised internationally as a professional in-house
magazine – well done to all the staff past and present – onwards and upwards for another
73 years.
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