Defence Forces Military Archives

[DeV]

......which equated to about a sixth of the ultimate total of troop numbers during the Emergency. The event was designed to test the abilities under field conditions and it did just that. I'd love to read the post event assessments.

At the peak, the DF had approx 41,000 plus 106,000 LDF

[na grohmití]

To put it into perspective, Before the Single Force integration, there was the reorg. Prior to the reorg, there was the FCA. The FCA made infantry companies from units that were LDF Battalions during the Emergency. Every large town in Ireland had some form of LDF unit.

[TangoSierra]

My grandfather took part. He said that it was based on the premise that the Germans had landed on the South coast and were making for Dublin. His opinion was that it took a year to plan and prepare and that they stripped out every usable vehicle, gun and piece of kit from every other unit to make it work and that it burned the fuel supply for a peacetime year. It opened a lot of eyes to the actual ability of the Army to defend the State from external aggression and the ability of the state to supply it's own Army. More than a few noses were out of joint afterwards.

Things haven't changed. A BN ex requires the same level of stripping of equipment from the entire army to allow it to run. Tokenism alive and well

[Rhodes]

Dauphin Replace Alouettes 1987
An RTE News report broadcast on 28 August 1987.

[Rhodes]

Joint Naval Air Exercise 1987
An RTE News report broadcast on 2 September 1987.

[na grohmití]

I notice the CoS in the second video, then just a young officer aboard Eithne.

[GoneToTheCanner]

Frank Russell, a gentleman.

[Rhodes]

Irish Defence Forces intervene to end protest by fishermen blocking Dublin Port over ban on herring fishing.

"The Defence Forces and the Gardaí moved in to end the fishermen’s two-day blockade of Dublin Port which seriously disrupted both commercial shipping and passenger ferries. The fishermen were protesting for a lifting of a Common Market ban on herring fishing."




"Members of the Irish Army on Dublin’s South Wall (1982)"

An RTE News report broadcast on 21 October 1982.

[apod]

ARW on the Aisling.

[Rhodes]

A number of RTE news reports from 1985.

Irish Troops Attacked At UN Post


UNIFIL Lebanon Peace Keeping


Irish Troops Lebanon UN Duty


Army Display Cork 800


New Dauphin Helicopter

[apod]

Jaysus that Cork 800 video takes me back.Thanks for making me feel ancient Rhodes

[na grohmití]

As a child I too attended the Tattoo at Cork 800. A great display it was. No doubt Apod was only there is the pram, young fella that he is.

[Bravo20]

I was there too as a young fella

[hptmurphy]

1985...year I joined up!!!!

[apod]

As a child I too attended the Tattoo at Cork 800. A great display it was. No doubt Apod was only there is the pram, young fella that he is.

I was 10 ya langer.