An Cosantóir

February 2016

An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.

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An Cosantóir February 2016 www.dfmagazine.ie 36 | noticeboard CROSS OFF THE WORDS IN THE LIST AS yOU FIND THEM. Word searches are fun, they also bring benefits you may not realise and can play an important role in keeping you mentally fit. Winter lecture series 2016 glasnevin trust & trinity College dublin presents a series of lectures '1916: Rebellion, War and Commemoration in Ireland and beyond'. 28th January 2016 'Life and crime in the city before the Rising' Padraig yeates, SIPTU. 4th February 2016 'They shall be speaking for ever': remembering the Abbey rebels.' Fearghal McGarry, Queen's University, Belfast. 11th February 2016 'War, risings and rebellions beyond Ireland - the strategic context of 1916' David Murphy, Maynooth University. 18th February 2016 'There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today': Re- evaluating the Battle of Jutland (1916) Ian Speller, Maynooth University. 25th February 2016 'Divided history in a divided society: Commemorating the Rising and the Somme in Northern Ireland' Marie Coleman, Queen's University, Belfast. 3rd March 2016 'From shoe box to window box, commemoration of the First World War in Ireland from 1919 to present day.' Tom Burke, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association. All lectures will be held in the Museum's Milestone Gallery, Glasnevin Cemetery. Dublin 11. Tickets for each lecture are €10. To book the series of 6 for €50, please contact the Museum booking department (0)1 882 6577 or email: booking@glasnevintrust.ie LECTURE SERIES 2016 At the National Museum of Ireland – Ar- chaeology, Kildare Street presents 'The Archaeology of a Decade of War' 11th february The Landscape of the 1916 Rising - Mr Lar Joye, Curator, National Museum of Ireland, will examine the 1916 Rising from a military history point of view, looking at the events of the rebellion and the battlefield today. 3rd March Beating the Retreat? The final hours of the Rising in Moore Street - Mr Franc Myles, MUBC, MIAI, Archaeolo- gist, discusses his investigations of the interiors of the buildings on Moore Street and Henry Place, offering an archaeological perspective on the Rising in central Dublin. UNIFORM SERVICES: Medal Mounting Service: Competitive prices, contact Murty Quinn 087 9394680 Lanyards made to order: Prices, contact Brian 087 2971982 COMPETITION €50 VOuChEr How Many tyPes of weaPons CleaninG kit are availaBle on www.ProtaC.ie? Post your answer along with your name, address and contact number to us or email subs@military.ie for a chance to win a PROTAC €50 Voucher to use in store or online. Last month's winner of the PROTAC €50 Voucher was George Sharpe, Monasterevin, Co Kildare. Closing date is 21st February 2016. Protac, Market Green, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare. www.protac.ie info@protac.ie Ph: +353 (0) 45 441798 or visit us on: www.facebook.com/ protacmilitary word search

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