Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace Today marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. It offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable
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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
International Day of UN PeacekeepersInternational Day of UN Peacekeepers
For millions in conflict-affected situations around the world, peacekeeping is a necessity and a hope. Let us work together to make peacekeeping more effective in protecting people and advancing peace
The RAF’s Best Fighters Are On the GroundThe RAF’s Best Fighters Are On the Ground
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
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
MEMOIRS OF A PEACEKEEPER – CoY SGt Henry ‘Harry’ Mulhern (Retd)MEMOIRS OF A PEACEKEEPER – CoY SGt Henry ‘Harry’ Mulhern (Retd)
Published in Winter 2015 The Irish Defence Forces peacekeeping role in South Lebanon is renowned throughout the world for its professionalism and bravery. At times under harrowing conditions the Irish
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
War Along the Suez – Major General Vincent SavinoWar Along the Suez – Major General Vincent Savino
Cover image: A view of Observation Post Red, April 22, 1973, located East Side of the Suez Canal in Israeli-occupied Sinai. The U.N. vehicle in the foreground was destroyed during