At their recent AGM, the chairman of Post 2, of the Irish United Nations Veterans Association, Con Roche welcomed their new member Tadgh Quinn from Purt, Abbeyfeale. Mr. Quinn is a real live Irish hero who was part of the 157 strong A Company 35th Infantry Battalion – according to post PRO, John Wade. “In…
Those who have served under the blue flag of the United Nations, and subsequently retired from the Defence Forces, don’t all give up on enjoying the comradeship once shared in difficult and dangerous overseas missions. Congo, Cyprus and Lebanon Based in Kerry, Post 2 of the Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA) is made up…
Two soldiers who died tragically in Fermoy in 1942 during ‘The Emergency’ were honoured in a special ceremony in the Co. Cork town on Saturday. The men, Sgt Michael J. McElligott, Rathea and Lieutenant Thomas Ryan a native of Cashel, Co. Tipperary drowned in the River Blackwater while taking part in one of the biggest…
