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Cavalry Corps Remembrance Day 14/08/2022
By PRO IUNVA Cavalry Corps Remembrance Day Traditionally the Cavalry Corps Remembrance Day has been held in the Curragh Camp on the first Saturday in September. This year it is being held on Wednesday 14 September to mark the centenary of the establishment of the Armoured Car Corps (ACC) on Establishment Day on 14 September…
Ministerial Review – 123 Inf Bn UNIFIL – 01/11/2023
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Post 6 Newsletter Vol 4, Issue 1 April 2023
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Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien DSM ̶ Stand-Down
We congratulate Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien who was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, with Honour at her stand down parade on Friday 13 Oct 2023 at McKee Bks at the end of forty two years service in the Defence Forces. Gen O’Brien was born in Galway City in 1960 and after she finished her B…
