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MEMORIAL BENCH KILKENNY
Members of the Irish/UN Living History Gp and Irish
Military Vehicles Gp (IMVG) presented a memorial bench in
the memory of Officers, NCOs and Ptes of the 30 Inf Bn. It
was unveiled in Stephens Bks, Kilkenny by Maj Gen Kieran
Brennan D COS Ops, by kind permission of OC 3 Inf Bn Lt
Col Brownen. Pictured L/R: Finbar Rush IMVG, Kieran Flynn
IMVG, Maj Gen Kieran Brennan, Kevin Mc Cormack Irish/UN
Living History Gp. Photo: Pte James Darcy, 3 Inf Bn.
NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE WEXFORD
Pictured at the National Opera House in Wexford, where members
of the Defence Forces School of Music performed is Minister with
responsibility for Defence, Mr Paul Kehoe TD, DF Chief of Staff,
Vice Admiral Mark Mellett DSM and members of the General Staff.
Photo: Patrick Hogan
HAPPY RETIREMENT
On 12 December 2016 a retirement presentation was made to BQMS Phil
Denver, Tpt Gp, DFTC by Brig Gen Joe Mulligan GOC DFTC. Pictured L/R:
RSM Neil Matthews, Brig Gen Mulligan, BQMS Phil Denver Retd, Coy Sgt
Paul Hanley and Bty Sgt Eric Byrne all HQ DFTC. Photo: Pte Jason Thorpe
1916 MEDAL
PARADE UNIFIL
The 109 Inf Bn, UNIFIL
were awarded their 1916-
2016 Commemorative
Medals recently.
Pictured on parade are
the Battalion's Senior
NCOS from all three
Services. They are
L/R: RQMS Derek Mc
Guinness, RSM Mick
Dillon and SCPO Brendan
Madden. Photo: RQMS
Derek Mc Guinness
TRANSPORT CORPS PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT SEMINAR
The Director of Transport Col Sean O'Keeffe with Achilles
Procurement Trainer Jeanne Copeland and the military and civilian
participants attending the Transport Corps Public Procurement
Seminar, which was held in the Tpt Sch, DFTC on 7th December
2016. Photo: Sgt Mick Burke, PR Branch
LUCAS LECTURE 2016
Pictured at the recent 2016 Lucas Lecture in Stephens Green
Hibernian Club L/R: Lt Col Martin, US Military Attache, Brig Gen
Paul Fry, GOC Air Corps, Patrick Downes, Lucas Chairman, Lt Cdr
Nessa Moloney, Naval Service, Dr Mathew McCawley, RDF. Photo:
Patrick Downes
