The following are some dates-for-your-diary. Details of these events will either be posted on this website or will be available locally closer to their dates.
- National Day of Commemoration
Members are encouraged to attend the National Day of Commemoration at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Sunday, 12 July.
- The National Memorial Merrion Square
Throughout the coming summer a Ceremonial Military Guard will parade at the site of the 'National Memorial to Members of the Defence Forces who died in the Service of the State’. Ceremonies will take place at Archbishop Ryan Park, Merrion Square, Dublin, every Saturday, from 18 July to 22 August. The ceremony will begin at midday and will last for approximately one hour. Units from throughout the Defence Forces and across the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service will participate in this Military Guard Ceremony in solemn remembrance of their fallen comrades.
- Veterans’ Day
The Defence Forces Veterans’ Day will take place in Collins Barracks, Cork on Saturday, 12 September.
- ARCOIreland AGM
The ARCOIreland AGM will be held on Friday, 2nd October in McKee Barracks, Dublin.
- Carol Service Arbour Hill Church
The Annual Carol Service will take place on Wednesday, 9 December and has proven to be a very popular event with our members.
- Defence Forces Annual Gala Concerts
Watch out for the dates and details of The Defence Forces Annual Gala Concerts: these are held in Dublin (The National Concert Hall) in the Defence Forces Training Centre (St. Brigid’s Garrison Church) and in Cork (The City Hall).
