United Nations Mission in Cyprus – Ireland's Military Story

17 - August , 2022

Company Sergeant Liam White (Rtd) – McKee Barracks Coy – UNFICYP – UNEF II

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
County Kildare, Irish Army, Irish Defence Forces, Irish Veterans, Kildare County Council, Óglaigh na hÉireann, UN Peacekeeping, United Nations
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Veterans are a key to any military story; they are the people who served, they are the people who were there. Recording their story helps preserve our past and can give us lessons for the future. There isn’t a community in Ireland where you will not meet an ex-service man or women. For our Kildare

22 - October , 2019

Sergeant Noel McGivern: retired Emergency and United Nations veteran with the Irish Defence Forces.

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Dublin Port Company, Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, or ONUC, The Emergency, United Nations
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Sergeant Noel McGivern: retired Emergency and United Nations veteran with the Irish Defence Forces. Project: Dublin Port’s Emergency Story This week we had the pleasure of meeting Noel McGivern and his wife Patsy. Noel gave us a remarkable insight into life in the early Defence Forces. His father Daniel McGivern had served during the War

22 - January , 2018

The RAF’s Best Fighters Are On the Ground

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Aden, Bahrain, Cyprus, RAF, RAFA, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Association, Royal Air Force Regiment, Royal Tournament
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The RAF’s Best Fighters Are On the Ground Interview with Frank Brien, Royal Air Force Association (ROI) Published: Winter 2017 edition Seeking adventure Frank Brien served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1963-1968. Within a very short time, he found himself in Cyprus, Aden and Bahrain with the RAF Regiment. Finishing school in Donnycarney