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Ireland’s Wars: Jack Lynch And “Exercise Armageddon”
The events that sparked the beginning of the Troubles did not exist in a vacuum. While large parts of Derry, then Belfast, then other parts of the North burned in a haze of sectarian violence, the unfolding of things was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1969, b specials, belfast, border, derry, dublin, haunghey, history, ireland, irish army, irish defence forces, lynch, ruc, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Glen Of Imaal Disaster
It can often be very easy to view the military forces of any nation as a sterling, professional fighting unit. The uniforms, the guns, the other equipment on display, the impression meant to be experienced is generally one of power, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1941, history, ireland, irish army, second world war, war, wicklow, world war 2
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Niemba
50 years ago today, the Irish Army suffered its single worst engagement in its post Civil War history. Nine members of a patrol of eleven were killed in an ambush carried out by Baluba tribesmen. Part of the UN force ONUC, … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, War
Tagged 33rd, 50th, ambush, anniversary, baluba, congo, ireland, irish army, irish defence forces, niemba, onuc, UN, war
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The Congo Revisted/Ireland’s Veterans/Jet Fighters Over Eire
RTEs Nationwide featured a brief interview/recap segment yesterday covering the Irish Army’s peacekeeping mission to the Congo in 1960. Check it out on the RTE player service. Some fascinating interviews there. Towards the end of that segment, we see several veterans … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, War
Tagged congo, idf, irish air corps, irish army, irish defence forces, jadotville, jet fighters, nationwide, peacekeeping, UN
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The Irish Army And Why It’s Needed
The Sunday Tribune is what I read Sunday mornings. I’m not completely won over by the paper (It’s very anti-whoever’s in government at the time and employs some rather stupid people like Una Mullally) but apart from that its a decent read. … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, Politics, War
Tagged adama, Battlestar Galactica, chad, congo, cyprus, ira, irish air corps, irish army, irish defence forces, irish military, irish navy, john cooney, lebanon, military downgrading, military downsizing, peaceenforcement, peacekeeping, sellafield, sunday tribune, timor, udf, UN
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