An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
Issue link: https://digital.jmpublishing.ie/i/267889
www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 7 eutm somAlIA CommANder Outgoing Mission Commander EUTM Somalia Brig Gen Ger Aherne meets his replacement Brig Gen Massimo Min- giardi (Italy), who took over on the 15th February 2014. Photo: Sgt Rena Ken- nedy (PR Branch) eutm somAlIA medAls The Irish EUTM Somalia Contingent is pictured on their recent medal parade (L/R): Lt Bartley McFadden, Sgt Sinéad Wearen, Ms Amy Rose McGoven (POLAD), Sgt Brendan Kelly, Capt Eoin Scanlon and Capt Andrew Barry. Photo: Sgt Rena Kennedy (PR Branch) kNorr CookINg CompetItIoN Darren Dreeling (DF Sch of Catering) is pictured with Jim Reeves (Customer Director at Unilever Food Solutions), who was narrowly beaten in the final of the Knorr Student Chef of the Year for 2014 competition following a closely fought cook-off against fourteen finalists from across Ireland in DIT, Cathal Brugha St. The overall win- ner was Fiona Drought (DIT), with Gareth O'Brien (Dundalk Inst of Tech) and Carren Simpson (Waterford Inst of Tech), claiming second and third prizes on the day. Photo: Ronan O'Keeffe (H+A Marketing + PR on behalf of Unilever Food Solutions) 108 INF BN uNIFIl Photograph of a presentation at the NCO's Mess in Collins Bks Cork of a cheque for the amount of €1,618.55 was presented to The Irish Cancer Society on behalf of all the members of the 108 Inf Bn UNIFIL, who held a charity event while deployed overseas. Pictured (L/R): Sgt T Horgan, Cpl P O'Herlihy, Ms Eileen Kearney (Irish Cancer Society), Coy Sgt T Mahon, Sgt P Dee (event organiser) and Sgt M Flynn. Photo: Sgt P Dee (1 Bde HQ) gAlA CoNCert Pictured in Merchants Quay Cork for the Massed Bands Concert in Corks own City Hall on Fri 21st February, are (L/R): Capt Brian Prendergast (Band 1 Bde), BSM Dave Galvin (1 Bde HQ), Sgt Roy Kelleher (Band 1 Bde), Capt Tim Egar (1 Bde HQ), Cpl Clare O'Connell (1 Bde AR), Pte Steven Smith (1 Bde HQ), Sgt Garreth Murray (Band 1 Bde) and Lt Ciarain McKeown (1 Bde Tpt Gp). Photo: Sgt Barry McCarthy (1 Bde HQ) oNe CoBh BrANCh Pictured are mem- bers of the Cobh Branch, ONE who held their AGM in the Commodore Hotel Cobh on 16th January 2014. Photo: Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh FS (PRO SAC of ONE) mAke sosAd hAppY E Coy, 27 Inf Bn, based in Navan, recently completed a 25Km loaded charity march and raised €5,430 for the local branch of SOSAD (Save Our Sons And Daughters). SOS- AD raises awareness and provides support to people dealing with suicide. Pictured are members of E Coy presenting the cheque to Ms Marie Johnston from SOSAD. Photo: 2/Lt Fergal FitzGerald (E Coy, 27 Inf Bn)