An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
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6 | STATE PATHOLOGIST VISITS MP SCH Professor Marie Cassidy (State Pathologist) visited the students from the 18th MP Officers Cse MP Sch DFTC late Nov 2011. Photo: Lt Col John O'Loughlen (OC MP Sch) CHARLIE-252 Group photo of the staff of 103 Sqn, No 1 Ops Wing present on the 25th Nov 2011 for the last day of service for Sgt Séamus "Stretch" Scully (back row, 4th from right), and this date also marked the milestone of CASA CN 235 call sign 'Charlie-252' reaching its 30,000th Photo: Armn Paddy Reilly (105 Sqn) flying hour. CAMP SHAMROCK POST OFFICE A presentation was made by Kevin McCormack ONE (formally 30 Inf Bn) on behalf of An Post to Lt Col Philip Brennan (OC 105 Inf Bn) for the Troops of the 105 Inf Bn now in Lebanon. Photo: Kevin McCormack BEST APPRENTICE Pte Eamonn Slattery, who won Best Apprentice in Fitting in the Centre of Craft Studies, was presented with a medal by the sponsor Mr Ger Neff (Neff Design), also pictured is Mr Matt Cotterell (Head of School, Mechanical & Process Engineering), Mr John Twohig (Head of Craft Studies) and Mr Michael Loftus (Head of Faculty of Engineering & Science). Photo: Comdt Joseph Moran (CSSC, DFTC) SSU STAFF RETIRE Members of the SSU, DFTC who retired during 2011 had a presentation in the NCOs Mess Ceannt Bks recently. Front L/R: RSM P Doyle, Cpl P Balfe (Retd), Comdt T O' Keeffe, Sgt J Gallagher (Retd). Back L/R: Sgt John Downey (Retd), Sgt B Power (Retd), Cpl J McCabe (Retd), Sgt D Whyte (Mess Mngr). Photo: Sgt JJ Ryan (DFTC HQ) THE LAST DINNER On the 16th Dec, Officers serving and retired attended the last ever Officers Mess Dinner in Columb Bks Mullingar. The photo includes 3 Cols, 5 Lt Cols, including Lt Col Ray Yorke (OC 4th FAR), 6 Comdts, 9 Capts and Lts as well as Army Chaplin Fr Robert McCabe. Photo: Lt Col Noel Murphy An Cosantóir February 2012 WELL DONE Pictured at the 2011 confer- ring of National University of Ireland (NUI) awards on students of the Institute of Public Administration L/R: Dr Maurice Manning (Chancellor of the NUI), Dr Brian Cawley (Director General IPA), Comdt Karl O'Sullivan (First Place, Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis and joint winner of the Whitaker Prize), Dr Frank Murray (Chairman IPA Education Committee) and Dr Attracta Halpin (Registrar NUI). Photo: David O'Mahony (IPA)