An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
Issue link: https://digital.jmpublishing.ie/i/578623
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 Connect Sgt Karl Byrne connect@military.ie Photo/Journalist: Cpl Lee Coyle journalist@military.ie Photographer Cpl Neville Coughlan photo@military.ie 045 44 5307 Subscriptions Cpl Kelly Gallagher +353 (0)45 44 5312 subs@military.ie DF/PR Information: Cpl Lynn Ryan admin@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5308 DF Webmaster Sgt Mick Burke +353 (0)45 44 5309 webmaster@military.ie Magazine Archivist Mr Sean Shinnors Designer/Advertising JM Publishing & Media, Arklow, Co. Wicklow,Ireland Tel: +353 15331911 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 are RDF members on their Standard NCOs Course, photo 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 October issue, this month we bring you some great articles from remembering our veterans, current projects and weapons and an up-to-date look at our reserves in training. Congrats if your picture made it to On Parade - it was another tough month. Our first In Focus article features Irish born Vietnam veteran and Navy Cross recipient Patrick Gallagher, then we have another Irish born veteran who flew in WWII and is remembered on the 70th Anniversary of VJ Day in Tanzania - William McElroy. In Veteran's News, IUNVA Post 27 Portlaoise celebrates the memory of UNICYP peacekeeper Cpl William Hetherington on his 50th Anniversary in Mountrath. In our first feature Sgt Steven McColgan, 1 Cn Cois tells us how the DF Sniper team progressed in their first attempt in the Danish Army Sniper Competition. In ANSAC – A Credit Union for the digital age, myself and Cpl Lee Coyle visited ANSAC to see about recent technical advances. In Smart Thinking - Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation in the Air Corps, I visited the Air Corps to hear how they've implemented their Lean Six Sigma award winning projects. Our centre spread features RDF students on the recent Reserve Standard NCOs Course along with their colleagues on the Young Officers Course. In Strategic Review Je Suis Charlie, author and historian Paul O'Brien looks back at the tragic events that happened in Paris in January this year. Next up is In Reserve, where Rec Eoin O'Shea updates us as he progresses as an RDF recruit now on full time training. In History, Dr Brian Hughes writes about A Window into the Past, which looks at 1916 revolutionary Michael Mallin's widow Agnes Mallin's military pension file. In Sport Power House Lifting, Cpl Lee Coyle talks to Ordnance Corps Cpl Niall O'Keeffe on his 20-year participation in the sport of powerlifting and his training for the World Powerlifting Championship. Plus we have all our regular features and reviews. COMPETITIONS: Check out our competitions and results on page 11, 31 and 32. PROTAC PRize WinneR Pictured on 4th September 2015, is PROTAC proprietor Sean Curtis presenting a €200 PROTAC voucher to Sgt Stephen McElvaney (2 Bde MP Coy, Gov Blds Det), the winner of our July/August issue com- petition. Stephen picked up a pair of Meindl Cobra GTX Lightweight Boots (€190) and a Sealed Thermal 'Mé Féin' Mug (€10). Congratulations to Stephen and thank you to PROTAC. Photo by: Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald Tying The knOT Pictured recently is former RDF Cpl Victor Murphy (1 AR RDF) from Dungarven Co Wa- terford who married Berna- dette Harrison with best man Cpl Liam Strathan (1 AR RDF) and bridesmaid Gloria Shan- non, in St Finnachta Church Sixmilebridge, Co Clare. The GoH were Sgt Robert Cantwell, Cpl Shane Graney, Cpl Alan Lyons, Gnr Ronan Fitzsimons and Cpl Cormac McGarry. Photo by: Denis Boyle, denisboylephoto.com