It was great to spend the day recording the personal accounts of veterans from Ireland’s deployment to the Congo (1960 – 1964) with Opération des Nations Unies au Congo (ONUC).
Category: United Nations Operation in the Congo
60th Anniversary of Niemba Ambush60th Anniversary of Niemba Ambush
Photographs: Defence Forces Press Office On 27 July 1960, Ireland deployed the 32nd Infantry Battalion to support peacekeeping operations with the United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations
Two Kildare Veterans Tell Their StoryTwo Kildare Veterans Tell Their Story
Two Kildare Veterans Tell Their Story Interview with Sergeant Sharon McNamara and Sergeant Major Billy Redmond On Friday 7 August we met up with two retired Kildare veterans to record
Sergeant Noel McGivern: retired Emergency and United Nations veteran with the Irish Defence Forces.Sergeant Noel McGivern: retired Emergency and United Nations veteran with the Irish Defence Forces.
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
In Defence of Peace – The Siege of JadotvilleIn Defence of Peace – The Siege of Jadotville
In Defence of Peace The Siege of Jadotville By James Durney Published in Winter 2016 edition The United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, or
TEN DAYS IN ÉLISABETHVILLE – Interview with CQMS Jimmy ClarkeTEN DAYS IN ÉLISABETHVILLE – Interview with CQMS Jimmy Clarke
First published in Spring issue 2015. (Archive images and photos courtesy of Irish Defence Forces Military Archives and A Company Association.) Anyone familiar with the Irish Defence Forces United Nations