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CONTENTS
Volume 85
Number 04
JUL/AUG 2025
COS LT GEN MULCAHY
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STRENGTHENING MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE
STRONGER TOGETHER – EU MODEX
2025 (RTI)
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VICTORY AT ARDUOUS SERPENT
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NSR OPERATIONALISING AMBITIONS
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14TH SEMINAR FOR LEGAL ADVISORS
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AN COSANTÓIR MAGAZINE LAUNCH
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A CONGO STORY
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OVERSEAS FAMILY SUPPORT DAY
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EMERGING THREAT LANDSCAPE
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PEOPLE OF THE DF
SPORTS & CLUBS
ON PARADE
FROM THE ARCHIVES
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From the editor
THE MARINE INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT
MILITARY ARCHIVES AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITISATION
AND CONSERVATION PROJECT
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n our fourth edition for 2025 we welcome our new Chief of Staff Lt Gen Rossa Mulcahy, sharing a brief look at the for-
mer ACOS' career to date. As the Defence Forces continues to evolve, the introduction of the new Military Intelligence
Service and School strengthens our intelligence capability as well as establishing a professional pathway for military
intelligence personnel within the IMIS. For the first time Ireland led the EU Modular Exercise (MODEX), hosted in the
Wicklow Mountains, with the Defence Forces providing valuable support to An Garda Síochána, the Irish Coast Guard,
Civil Defence, Mountain Rescue Ireland and Fire Services from Dublin and Wicklow. Lt Shane Curran (CMU) led his team
to victory at Arduous Serpent 2025. With consecutive titles at Arduous Serpent our medics continue to gain knowledge
and impress on the international stage. With much more inside including vessels, veterans, victories we hope you enjoy
this edition of An Cosantóir.
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." — Jim Rohn
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— Cpl Eric Ryan, Editor An Cosantóir
