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Welcome to the Web Portal of the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCOIreland). ARCOIreland was founded in 1993 and our purpose is to represent retired officers of the Permanent Defence Force of Ireland. While our main focus has always been on pensions, we also engage in a wide range of issues, activities and events. This website will provide you with information on our aims, objectives and activities. It also provides access to Postings, Newsletters, Submissions, Circulars and Information Booklets, along with details on how to join ARCOIreland.

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COVID-19 Update for ARCO Members

COVID-19 Vaccination Programme The vaccination programme for COVID-19 has begun. However, as members will have seen in the media, it is not [...]

12
Jan

Col. Tony Murphy DSM RIP

ARCO regrets to inform its members of the death of Colonel Anthony T. S. (Tony) Murphy of Knocklyon, Dublin, and formerly of [...]

07
Jan

60th Anniversary – Lt Gen Seán McKeown DSM – Force Commander ONUC

On 07 January 1961, the Defence Forces Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Seán McKeown was appointed Force Commander of the United Nations [...]

06
Jan

New Year’s Greetings for 2021

ARCOIreland’s Officers and Executive Committee extend New Year’s Greetings to its members, to their extended families, and to all those who supported [...]

31
Dec

Remembering Col Justin MacCarthy DSM

On Monday 14 December 2020, in keeping with COVID-19 restrictions, ARCO held a short commemoration ceremony at the Defence Forces Plot in [...]

24
Dec

Christmas Greetings 2020

ARCOIreland’s Officers and Executive Committee extend Christmas Greetings to each member, to their extended families, and to all those who supported the [...]

21
Dec

Commission on the Defence Forces

On 15 December 2020, the Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., announced Government approval for the [...]

16
Dec

Medical Clinic for Homeless Veterans

A monthly medical clinic, conducted by Dr Cathal Berry TD, has been established in Brú na bhFiann, the largest Organisation of National [...]

10
Dec

Defence Forces Review 2020

The theme of the Defence Forces Review 2020 is: The global island: Strategic implications for Irish defence planning in the evolving geopolitical [...]

09
Dec

Pay Negotiations – ARCO’s Submission of 20 November 2020

The current Programme for Government prescribes for a successor agreement to the Public Sector Stability Agreement, which terminates on 31 December 2020. [...]

24
Nov