An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
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www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 5 Manager Capt Declan Barrett info@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5306 Editor Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald magazine@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5307 Photo/Journalist: VACANT Connect Sgt Karl Byrne connect@military.ie Photographer Cpl Neville Coughlan photo@military.ie 045 44 5307 Subscriptions Cpl Kelly Gallagher +353 (0)45 44 5312 subs@military.ie Magazine Archivist Mr Sean Shinnors DF/PR Information: Cpl Lee Coyle admin@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5308 DF Webmaster Sgt Mick Burke +353 (0)45 44 5309 webmaster@military.ie Designer/Advertising JM Publishing & Media, Arklow, Co. Wicklow,Ireland Tel: +353 1 443 3476 Tel: +353871344135 Web: www.jmpublishing.ie Email: info@jmpublishing.ie Printer Turner's Printing Co., Ltd Earl Street, Longford, Ireland Tel: +353 (0)43 3350500 The fact that an article appears in this magazine does not indicate official approval of the views expressed by the author. © Published by OiC Public Relations Branch for the Defence Forces at DFHQ, Block 5, Ceannt Bks, DFTC, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)45 445312 Front Cover Pictured is Lt Stephen Keane, 48 Inf Gp UNDOF by Cpl Neville Coughlan. For more Defence Forces photographs, checkout: www.flickr.com/photos/ dfmagazine editorial Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor H ello and welcome to our June issue, where we have another packed issue, featuring our current missions and stories from our historic past. This issue starts with your photos On Parade, and please keep them coming. For our In Focus section we have a piece on the Defence Forces Clay Pigeon Club (DFCPC) who held a shoot in the Curragh recently, Cpl Lee Coyle and I visited the Connaught Rangers Association and Museum in Boyle, Co Roscommon. In Veteran's News we have five photos and their captions from our extended Defence Forces Family. In our front cover story Peacekeeping in the Golan, Cpl Neville Coughlan and I travelled to UNDOF as part of an Irish Media visit to the region, where we got to meet members of the 48 Inf Gp on the ground. Our next main article is an interview with DCOS Ops Maj Gen Ralph James, where we got his views before retiring from the Defence Forces this month. Next Comdt Rory Esler, tells us about 47 Inf Gp's ongoing 'No Cost' CIMIC Projects in South Lebanon. In our Strategic Review, Michael Keane a project archivist with Military Archives article One Family's Fight for Irish Freedom looks at the Kerr Family through the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection. Next we have the Irish Mutiny in the Punjab by Michael Silvestri, Asst Prof of History at Clemson University, South Carolina who looks at the Connaught Rangers Mutiny in India in 1920. Our History feature A Damned Near-Run Thing by Paul O'Brien who visits the 100th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo 1815. Instead of our regular What I Do feature we have an extended piece on Galway born WWII Commando Sgt Patrick Gillen in Irish D Day Veteran Honoured by his son Robin Gillen. In Sport, Capt Claire Mortimer, tells us about the revitalisation of the DF Ladies Gaelic football team. Plus we have all our regular features and reviews. 24hr World Championship Race The 11th IAU 24hr World Champion- ship was held in Turin on 11-12 April. Sgt Brian Ankers, MSF, 101 Sqn, Air Corps finished 5th out of 180 com- petitors, running non-stop for 24hrs on a 2km track. He completed 198km and placed best amongst the Irish runners. He gave a big thank you to the DFAA for their support. Photo: Sgt Brian Ankers, 101 Sqn On 30th April members of Dept. of Defence (DOD) and DFHQ based in Newbridge took to the local roads to compete in a Fun Run/Walk and raised over €800 for Pte Sarah Leigh, who is undergoing medical treatment. This initiative commenced last year with donations going to The Clodagh Daly Trust. The DOD then hosted a soccer game later in the year between DF and DOD with funds raised going to the Jack & Jill Foundation. Thanks to all the competitors and members of DOD and DFHQ who contributed so generously. A mention of thanks for spot prizes to An Cosantóir, the DOD So- cial Club and to Bridgestock Café for refreshments. The event had 137 contributors and 57 participants. Photo by: CS Joe Skelly, DFHQ Sarah Leigh Fun run