to bring things back onto a somewhat more serious note
From Defence.ie
SPEECH BY MR. PAT CAREY, T. D., MINISTER OF STATE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE AT A COMMISSIONING CEREMONY FOR RESERVE DEFENCE FORCE OFFICERS
Defence Forces Training Centre, 23 November 2008. Curragh
Assistant Secretary, Chief of Staff, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here in the Defence Forces Training Centre at the Curragh today to perform my first commissioning ceremony as Minister of State at the Department of Defence. My colleague, Minister O’Dea has asked me to pass on his best wishes to you all and to congratulate on his behalf the Reserve Officers who have just been commissioned. Unfortunately, he is unable to be present today because of Government business.
From Defence.ie
SPEECH BY MR. PAT CAREY, T. D., MINISTER OF STATE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE AT A COMMISSIONING CEREMONY FOR RESERVE DEFENCE FORCE OFFICERS
Defence Forces Training Centre, 23 November 2008. Curragh
Assistant Secretary, Chief of Staff, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here in the Defence Forces Training Centre at the Curragh today to perform my first commissioning ceremony as Minister of State at the Department of Defence. My colleague, Minister O’Dea has asked me to pass on his best wishes to you all and to congratulate on his behalf the Reserve Officers who have just been commissioned. Unfortunately, he is unable to be present today because of Government business.
Assistant Sec now gets preference over full Irish Defence Forces Chief of Staff
no offence to the Civil Service
but a poxy clerk is now higher than a decorated General
FFS X 17
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