Dates for your Diaries The following two upcoming virtual lectures will be of interest to ARCO members and will help pass a few very interesting hours during lockdown. Peace Keeping on the Edge Comdt Kevin McDonald RO and ARCO member is currently undergoing a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies and will deliver a […]
Category Archives: Events
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Dec
Dec
ARCOIreland’s Officers and Executive Committee extend New Year’s Greetings to its members, to their extended families, and to all those who supported the Association during 2020. Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh go léir Happy New Year to you all Executive Committee 31 December 2020
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Dec
On Monday 14 December 2020, in keeping with COVID-19 restrictions, ARCO held a short commemoration ceremony at the Defence Forces Plot in Glasnevin Cemetery to mark the 60th anniversary of the burial there of Col Justin MacCarthy, DSM, the most senior officer of Óglaigh na hÉireann to die on overseas service. The Last Post and […]
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Dec
Dec
ARCOIreland’s Officers and Executive Committee extend Christmas Greetings to each member, to their extended families, and to all those who supported the Association in the advancement of its objectives during 2020. Keep Protected, Keep Safe and Keep in Contact. Le gach dea-ghuí don Nollaig agus don Athbhliain With best wishes for Christmas and the New […]
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On 8 November 1960, an eleven-man patrol from Number 2 Platoon, A Company, 33 Infantry Battalion, ONUC, departed their base at Niemba, under the command of Lieutenant Kevin Gleeson. Having dismounted at a crossing point on the Luweyeye River, twenty kilometres from Niemba, the patrol was attacked without warning by a large number of Baluba […]
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This year’s Defence Forces Review 2020 on the theme of ‘The global island: Strategic implications for Irish defence planning in the evolving geopolitical landscape,’ will be published in collaboration with DCU School of Law and Government, and launched in conjunction with an academic seminar held at DCU in December 2020. Papers are invited for submission […]
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Feb
Slándáil 2020 is Ireland’s inaugural National Security Summit connecting government, industry, academia and civil society. The Summit will be held in ‘The Helix’ Dublin on 25 and 26 February. The speakers include the newly appointed Director of the National Security Analysis Centre, Mr. Dermot Woods, and the Chief of Staff, Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett DSM. […]
2019 marks ARCOIreland’s 25 years of steadfast service to the Defence Community. On 24 June 1994, the Association was formally launched in the Constitution Room of the Shelbourne Hotel, followed by a reception in Dublin’s Mansion House. Among the Founding Fathers were: Col Kevin Hanley, Col Jim Fagan, Lt Col Frank Neill, Lt Col Jackie […]
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Oct
On 24 June 1994, ARCOIreland was launched in the Constitution Room of the Shelbourne Hotel, followed by a reception in Dublin’s Mansion House. As such, 2019 marks the Association’s 25 years of steadfast service to the Defence Community. The Minister of State with Responsibility for Defence, Mr Paul Kehoe TD, marked the event by sending […]
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Oct
On 24th June 1994, the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCOIreland) was formally launched in the Constitution Room of the Shelbourne Hotel, followed by a reception in Dublin’s Mansion House. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its foundation, the Association is hosting a reception in The Stephen’s Green Club, 9, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, […]