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NOTICEBOARD
NOTICEBOARD
THE MILITARY ARCHIVES AND THE MILITARY HISTORY SOCIETY OF IRELAND
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE CONFERENCE
UNIFORM SERVICES
Medal Mounting Service:
Competitive prices, contact
Murty Quinn 087 939 4680
Lanyards made to measure:
Competitive prices, contact
Brian 087 297 1982
This seminar is a part of the Decade of Centenaries programme of events and is supported by the Department
of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media. A special edition of the Irish Sword (the journal of the
Military History Society of Ireland) featuring the papers presented will be published later in the year.
I am creating a pictorial chronology of Women in the Defence Forces to mark 40 years of service. While the book
will be predominately a photographic record, I'd also like to include some vignettes and anecdotal records of
life in DF. Anybody who would like to be included in the book is strongly encouraged to make contact with me
via renken91@gmail.com. The book will feature the following topics - though this list is not exhaustive - early
days following the foundation of the State, the Army Nursing Corps, change in legislation late 1970s, first eight
cadets, first platoon, first apprentices, second platoon, integrated training from 1994, overseas, sport, family
service (siblings, parent/daughter) and present day. I will need and would greatly appreciate members of the
first two platoons from 1981 and 1990 to get in touch to educate me on their experiences, as having joined in
94 myself, I am somewhat familiar with life in DF since then! I would also like access to photos from those early
days if people can share with me and I will conduct interviews with volunteers who are keen to be featured. This
will be a publication that we can all take pride in and be a part of so I really would urge people to get in touch.
My publication date is aimed at mid-summer and by then hopefully we can hold an event to celebrate 40 years
without Covid-19 spoiling play. Thanks in advance.
Sgt Rena Kennedy
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
If so, then please ring 0860669269, John Tuohy (Retired RSM DFTC)
«Are you Michael, the good Samaritan, who helped an American tourist at LA Mazia Terme
train station, Calabria, in May 2019?"
