Air Corps delivering supplies to cut off communities in Wicklow in 1982.
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A number of RTE news reports from 1986.
Army Move Fodder
Army Deliver Cattle Fodder
Border Security Exercise
Army Clear Rubbish
Workers Stop Army Clearing Rubbish
Army Clean Streets
Army Shooting Competitons
LÉ Eithne Leaves For USA
New Helicopters For Air Corps
Border Security Increased
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"they replace the alouettes which for 20 years have carried out search and rescue missions etc...." oh how i laughed at that one!"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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They were used in the Individual sniper competition. The FN was actualy considered a snipers weapon for a period of time, until the AI92 was introduced. Strangely we never used the Lee enfield sniper rifle in 7.62mm.
The current FN FAL with scope is far more accurate than the FAL with scope seen there. The top slide cover is not a good place to mount optics.Last edited by na grohmiti; 15 April 2018, 19:20.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by popeye View PostAs a trade union member I always thought it was disgusting using soldiers as scabs. Not blaming the troops who have no choice but the government.
I don't know of any other country where it happens, apart from covering emergency services.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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the Brits did it fairly recently with troops providing public fire services using a fleet of old Green Goddesses. In Italy, during a bin strike in Naples, they had to get the Carabinieri to protect the people trying to collect mounds of rubbish after the binmen (Mafia controlled) went on strike, just as Summer kicked off. They were astonished at the level of orchestrated violence directed against them from allegedly peace loving binmens families and it got very testy until the City did a deal with the binmen (mafia)
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Originally posted by popeye View PostAs a trade union member I always thought it was disgusting using soldiers as scabs. Not blaming the troops who have no choice but the government.
The people do not like being used as hostages in industrial disputes.Last edited by sofa; 16 April 2018, 21:10.
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Originally posted by na grohmití View PostIt was completely inappropriate use of the DF. Most were covering for strikers who were earning far more than they ever would.
I don't know of any other country where it happens, apart from covering emergency services.
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