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James
Joyce
and
HMS
Mersey
exchanging
a
naval
salute.
HMS
Mersey
was
outbound
after
a
port
visit
to
Cork
Lt
Gen
Mulcahy
inspects
parade
prior
to
the
commissioning
ceremony
of
Lt
Scully
held
in
DFTC
Members
of
the
Army,
Air
Corps
and
Naval
Service
on
parade
for
the
National
Day
of
Commemoration
in
Kilmainham
DF Band Members performing at the National Day of Commemoration
Scouting
Ireland
in
partnership
with
the
Air
Corps
hosted
Spectre
2025
to
allow
SI
youth
members
experience
the
Irish
Military
Aviation
Sector
in
conjunction
with
elements
from
the
Air
Adventure
skill
within
the
One
programme
To
finalize
their
MOUT
training
the
7BN's
2-3*
Platoon
assaulted
Poolbeg
power
station
through
a
RHIB
insertion
Members
of
2
BDE
TPT,
NSRC
and
the
Joint
Recruitment
Office
participated
in
a
joint
capability
and
recruitment
display
at
the
National
Truck
Show
in
Mondello
Park
The
Force
Commander
of
UNIFIL,
Major
General
Diodato
Abagnara,
conducted
official
visits
to
UNP
2-45,
6-52,
and
6-50,
where
he
received
comprehensive
ground
briefs
and
gained
first-hand
insight
into
ongoing
operational
activities
The
3rd
Infantry
Battalion's
Sniper
Team
competed
at
the
2025
Danish
International
Sniper
Competition.
Against
a
stacked
field
of
top
international
teams,
they
delivered
consistently
strong
results
across
challenging
woodland
scenarios
featuring
drone
integration
and
real-world
combat
simulations
