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Since the Irish Defence Forces' deployment to Lebanon with UNOGIL in 1958, there have always been Irish boots on the ground, in the service of peace. Today, the 29th of May, we commemorate this on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Ireland proudly holds the

relentless, formless, unnamed, unnameable, immobile — the strange comfort of beckett's great novels — an astonishing, dantean, record of human fortitude amid suffering.

P63 - Heat waves to Huge Waves⚓🌊 From blazing sunshine to towering Atlantic swells — the crew of L.É W B Yeats has seen it all on the latest patrol. Whether in calm seas or challenging weather, the ship & its sailors remain steadfast in monitoring Ire vast maritime zones.🇮🇪

My alma mater was books, a good library.. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Our crews are patrolling the Irish EEZ as we speak. Protecting Ireland 🇮🇪💪🏻⚓️

Dr. Hassan Khalil Al-Moqayyed is a vascular surgeon who worked at Kamal Adwan hospital. Dr Hassan was abducted by the Israeli Occupation Forces on the 26th October 2024. Do not forget him. Speak up and demand his release. #FreeThemAll

Proud to Serve 🇮🇪💪 Recruits from the 6th & 7th Platoons, incl. 27 new Navy sailors, passed out today at JITC alongside Army & Air Corps comrades. From Mayo to Monaghan,Cork to Cavan, extremely proud families from across Ireland cheered them on. Bravo Zulu to all! ⚓👏 #Navy

#OnThisDay 1961 Comdt Pat Quinlan & 155 men of A Coy 35th Bn were attacked at Jadotville, Congo by 3000 enemy troops led by mercenaries. As UN peacekeepers they held out for five days until ammo & water ran out. They did not suffer a single death. #Ireland #History United Nations

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The best things in life. P63 patrolling south 🇮🇪🌊🐬

On Christmas Eve 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission, astronaut William Anders captured the iconic Earthrise photo from lunar orbit: Earth rising as a blue-and-white orb above the gray Moon, appearing small, delicate, and unified against space's vastness. It was humanity's first

Last week, we were delighted to welcome Archie and his family to Casement Aerodrome for a very special visit. In 2022, when Archie was approximately five weeks old, our CN235 crews transported him to Leeds for specialist medical treatment. 1/3

Joining LÉ AOIBHINN at anchor in Cork Harbour ⚓️🇮🇪

Last week, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Rossa Mulcahy, visited the 126th Infantry Battalion currently serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Chief of Staff conducted engagements across a number of UNIFIL locations, including UNP 2-45, UNP

One of the most striking moments last week in Lebanon was how highly respected Irish troops were by the people of Kounin. In a traditional gesture they held a dinner for them with senior community leaders. jrnl.ie/6846676t jrnl.ie/6845250t jrnl.ie/6846276t

Some pics from the village of Tebnine, Lebanon this morning as locals, led by Mokhtar Abdo Haddad came together with Irish troops to honour the 48 Irish soldiers killed in South Lebanon on peacekeeping duty. It has been difficult for the Irish to get to the monument.

Last week, South East Technological University (SETU) conferred 180 members of the Defence Forces with academic awards during a ceremony at the Kilkenny Road Campus in Carlow, the largest annual military graduation from a higher education institution in Ireland. The event was

Michael Mann deftly diagnosed the slow corrosion of truth-telling in corporate-controlled media back in 1999. THE INSIDER resonates today more than ever and is also a filmmaking masterclass.