An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 7 CiS CorPS GolF The DCIS Annual Golf Championship was held in the Royal Curragh Golf Course on Wednesday 28th September. The Team winners were: Air Corps and the Individual winner was Alan Hill (not pictured). Photo: Sgt Paddy McGrath, D CIS JaDoTville veTeran Pictured is John Dreelan who served with 'A' Coy 35th Inf Bn (who for 55 years has never discussed Jadotville) was honoured by fellow Kilkenny men Sgt Tommy Comerford and Cpl David Butler, 3 Inf Bn, who visited him on Thursday 6th October in St. Luke's Hospital and presented him with the unit citation awarded to members of 'A' Coy, 35th Inf Bn. Photo: Aiden McHugh arCo wreaTh layinG On Friday 7th October the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCO) held a wreath laying ceremony in the Garden of Remembrance. The Minister with Responsibility for Defence Mr Paul Kehoe TD and members of the general staff were in attendance. Photo: Cpl Colin Delaney, 2 Bde HQ. new PhySiCal TraininG leaDerS Pictured are the students and instructors of the recent MP Corps and RDF Physical Training Leader (PTL) Course held in the Defence Forces School of Physical Education (DFPES) in the DFTC, Curragh Camp from 19th - 30th September. Photo: 2/LT (RDF) Alan Markey Gunner Mel GiBSon Film star and Oscar winning director, Mel Gibson became an honorary member of 2 Brigade Artillery Regiment recently. He is pictured with troops drawn from 2 Arty Regt who were conducting rehearsals for a forthcoming 21 Gun Salute, and Mel decided to take time out of his filming schedule to observe their skills and drills. Mel Gibson and Sean Penn are currently shooting the movie 'The Professor and the Mad Man' which is set in the 1880s, and is based on the book by Simon Winchester, 'The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words'. Photo: RSM Noel O'Callaghan, 2 BAR hoSPiTal viSiT To CollinS BKS Pictured are children and staff from the Children's Ward of Mercy Hospital, Cork who visited Collins Bks, Cork on 14th October as part of a fund raising effort for the Children's Ward. All the units from Collins Bks participated in the event which was co-ordinated and controlled by 1 Bde Arty Regt. They were treated to a historical museum brief from CQ Gerry Whyte and Sgt Dennis McGarry, an equipment display followed by food and refreshments in the NCOs Mess, accompanied with a recital of music by the Band of 1 Bde. Photo: Sgt Daniel Sheehan, HQ 1 Bde

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