An Cosantóir May / June 2024 www.military.ie/magazine
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Contents
VOLUME 84
Number 03
May/June 2024
It's your magazine
A Tour Less Ordinary –
the 123 Inf Bn in UNIFIL
12
Article By Lt Col Stephen MacEoin
Photos by Capt Eamon Hennessy
An Cosantóir 10k race poster
18
By Armn Sam Gibney
ARCO: The Association
of Retired Commissioned
Officers
24
Article by Brig Gen Paul Pakenham (Retd)
The 1st Army Reserve
Probationers Course
30
Article By Cpl (RDF) Lukasz Gancarz
Photos by Cpl (RDF) Lukasz Gancarz
People of the DF Capt
Ciarán Oman
26
Interview by Cpl Martin Bennett
Photos by Capt Ciarán Oman
On Parade
04
Sports & Clubs
31
From the Archives
34
DF Infrastructure
08
Article By Col Damien McEvoy
Photos by Col Damien McEvoy
The Strength of an Army is
in its Soldiers
14
Article by BSM David O'Reilly, in a
continuation of our Leadership series
Photos by BSM David O'Reilly
The Irish Volunteers at War,
1916 – 1923
22
Article By Tom O'Neill, Comdt RDF (Retd)
Photos by Tom O'Neill, Comdt RDF (Retd)
PSS & Overseas
Deployments
32
Article by Lt Col John Martin
Tactical Casualty Combat
Care. EUMAM-UA & Irish
Defence Forces
28
Article By RSM David O'Connor
Photos by RSM David O'Connor
Software
Defined
Radio
10
Interview By Sgt
Barry Sheehan
Photos by Armn
Sam Gibney
The 99th Cadet Class
16
Photos provided by Comdt Gary Ryan
The Defence Forces
Rowing Club
20
Article By BQMS Dave Williams
Photos by BQMS Dave Williams