ARCOIreland Members can now avail of the latest RACO phone offer provided they were members of RACO upon retirement or upon promotion to a rank not represented by RACO. The offer works this way: An ARCOIreland member purchases a new phone or upgrades their Vodafone contract in a Vodafone shop or online. When s/he has […]
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Welcome to the Website 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. We have some 800 members. Our main focus has always been on pension issues and our website enables us to provide members with […]
Officer Clubs and Associations. Many clubs and associations exist to continue the camaraderie experienced and enjoyed during service in the Defence Forces. Some of these cater for serving and retired officers of the PDF and RDF and include the Cavalry Club, Artillery Club, and Supply & Transport Club, which have club rules and are run […]
A new online forum has been launched in Ireland, which invites cancer patients to share their stories in order to help others cope with the diagnosis, treatment and recovery process. The Lazarus Community Forum is a unique way for cancer patients to express their thoughts and feelings on their condition. The forum can be found […]
The September 2014 issue of RELATE, the Journal of Developments in Social Services, Policy and Legislation in Ireland, contains everything you need to know about water charges for domestic users. Click HERE to access a copy.
SINCE its establishment in 1930 the Irish Military College has had an important influence on not only the Defence Forces, but arguably on the nation. Its history has not yet been written. Colonel Tom Hodson (Retd) is currently researching, with the intention of publishing, such a history. The story is intriguing. From its early predecessor, […]
The National Museum of Ireland has invited members of the Defence Forces, who served in Collins Barracks, Dublin, to share their experiences of what life was like there and to help contribute to the growing oral history archive of the barracks. On Thursday 28th August, during Heritage Week, join Museum Educator Edith Andrees and share your experiences of life in Collins Barracks and, […]
ARCOIreland Members will have received a recent text welcoming them to ARCOIreland’s TEXTING SERVICE. This marks another step in our aim at improving communications with our members. If you are an ARCOIreland member and did NOT receive a text from us, perhaps you might wish to confirm your mobile phone number by forwarding it, along […]
On the 23nd November, 2013 eleven former members of the 37th Cadet Class of the Defence Forces, that formed a Guard of Honour at the graveside of President John F. Kennedy in Washington in 1963, will travel to Washington to commemorate the event. They will be accompanied by a colour party of an officer, five […]
The following are the locations for the ARCOIreland Executive Committee Meetings for 2013. It is the intention to provide briefings for current and potential members in conjunction with the meetings to be held in the Curragh, Athlone, Haulbowline and Baldonnel. Further details will be provided closer to the dates of the individual meetings. DATE LOCATION […]