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An Cosantóir March 2015 www.dfmagazine.ie 30 | Patrick Cuddihy - January 2015 "I "I received my set of brilliant B&W pictures of Collins Barracks. To say I'm pleased would be putting it mildly, thrilled doesn't even cover it. Every picture evokes memories of time spent there, some happy for the friends found there, some sad for brothers lost but never forgotten. I can highly recommend the work works, and as many of you know, Brendan is a 5 Inf Bn Vet, his soul is in those pictures." Retired Defence Forces Sergeant Brendan Burke (5 Inf Bn, 1974 -1994) is currently visiting barracks and posts around the country to record their posterity. These photos are available to purchase and come in a 8"x12" and in a 12"x16" picture mount and placed on an appropriately sized backboard, and are individual sealed in a presentation bag. www.facebook.com/brenburkephotography collector photographs The photos are in B&W, but colour ones are available on request . You can contact Bren by email: brn.burke@gmail.com or mobile: 087-6384862 A group of serving and retired members of the RDF are doing a 'March the Marathon' to raise funds and awareness for the BUMBLEance in the Great Limerick Run on The group is looking for more walkers to join them! Looking for a Challenge? March the Marathon in aid of Bumbleance - a first for Limerick. Aishlinn Quaid, pictured with her mum and dad, the 1st girl in the world to use the BUMBLEance. 3rd May 2015. Register with the Great Limerick Run or or we will do it for you on receipt of your registration fee and your details, we will then send you a BUMBLEance sponsorship card. If you are unable to march or attend then please volun- teer to take a BUMBLEance Sponsorship Card, just send us your name, address, e-mail and phone number and we will do the rest. Training is on every Sunday @ 09:00 in Arthur's Quay Park, Limerick, we will be delighted to see you there and who kn knows - we might just get fit! www.greatlimerickrun.com Please feel free to email us marie.quaid@gmail.com or save1training@gmail.com if you want to do this or help in any way. Thank you and we look forward to your support. Mission: To March the Mara- thon and raise much needed funds for the Charity BUMBLEance. For more information please contact: Peter Minchin, CF House, 24 Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. t: 01 496 2433 | e: pminchin@cfireland.ie | f: 01 496 2201 Join this unique walk in Flanders, Belgium some 100 years on from WWI, to get a better understanding of "The Great War" from an Irish perspective. The 14km walk will take place along the Messines ridge where soldiers from Ireland (North and South) fought together in the battle of Messines in 1917. By joining this walk, your fundraising will help the Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Fund and a new post in the Mater Hospital, where lung transplants are undertaken in Ireland. To help raise vital funds to support people with Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland and experience a unique opportunity to find out more about World War One with Charity Ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland - Myles Dungan, Historian and Broadcaster for RTE. The cost of the walk is €900 - €450 cost and €450 donation towards the Cystic Fibrosis Ireland Transplant Fund. A non refundable deposit of €450 and a copy of in-date passport by Friday March 27th. With Myles Dungan, Historian and Broadcaster for RTE. An Cosantóir 2013 Diary - €10 To Purchase contact: An Cosantóir, Block 5, Ceannt Barracks , The Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare Ireland Email: subs@military.ie Tel: 0-45 44 5312 *Limited numbers on offer so order early e diary being advertised is a sample and the logo colours may vary Leabhar Nótaí Note Book AN COSANTÓIR 2015 Diary A slimmer A5 diary With a Week view layout A Notes Page Black in colour The usual branding and logos in gold A free diary for every 5 Year subscription to An CosantÓir taken out during the month of March 2015* $10

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