On today’s show we speak to Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Seán Clancy and take a look back at some big items from his first year in office. Our conversation ranges from Defence Forces operations both at home and overseas, implementing recommendations from the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, organisation culture, recruitment and retention.

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In this episode we speak to Sub-Lieutenant Fergus Munday, Navigation Officer on the LÉ James Joyce, Chief Petty Officer James Lahive, Coxswain of the LÉ James Joyce, Able Mechanician Brian Molloy, Crew member of the LÉ James Joyce about the recent Naval Service diplomatic mission to the United States and Canada. 

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In this episode we speak to Captain Richie Barber, Lieutenant Leah McEvoy, Battalion Sergeant Major Anthony Jinx and Private Shannon Thomas about the opportunities that serving members have to play, coach and referee soccer in the Defence Forces.  

Time Stamps:

0.43: Guest Introductions

5.55: History of Soccer in the Defence Forces, FAI Affiliation & International Caps.

11.55: Men's Soccer

37.58: Women's Soccer

49.40: Domestic Tournaments

56.00: Refereeing

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In the first episode of season 4 we speak to Corporal Cathy Jennings, a Crewman in 302 Squadron, Irish Air Corps. Cathy speaks to us about her first four years in the Irish Defence Forces, from joining the Army as a Recruit to becoming the first ever female Crewman in the history of the Irish Air Corps. In this time Cathy has also completed a tour of duty with UNDOF in Syria, became a qualified Emergency Medical Technician and she speaks to us about her experiences of having a job that “seems too good to be true”!

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Ar chlár an lae inniu tá baill den Chomhairle Gaeilge againn agus pléifidh siad an ról is atá an Ghaeilge d’Óglaigh na hÉireann. Beidh aíonna speisialta acu a mhíneoidh cé chomh tábhachtach agus atá an teanga do stair agus d’oidhreacht na heagraíochta.

In this special bilingual episode we speak with Chomhairle Gaelige about the role and the importance of the Irish language within the Irish Defence Forces.

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On this special episode we are in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel to speak with Corporal Michael Whelan, curator of the Irish Air Corps Museum, who brings us on a tour through 100 years of Irish Military Aviation. Corporal Whelan has served 32 years in the Irish Air Corps and is an expert in its history.

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On this special episode, we speak to Colonel (retd) George Kerton and Colonel (retd) Richard Heaslip about Irish involvement in actions in Elizabethville, Congo, in 1961. This episode focuses specifically on the background to the cessation of the province of Katanga from Congo, the Dilolo Patrol, Operation Rumpunch and Operation Morthar.

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Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the annual Defence Forces Gala Concert from the National Concert Hall Dublin in aid of the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund could not be held this year. Instead we have recorded a special Gala Concert Podcast featuring live archive recordings selected from ten years of the Gala Concert in addition to some new music specially recorded by the Army No. 1 Band and members of Band 2 Brigade. This special episode is hosted by Lieutenant Colonel Mark Armstrong, Director of the Defence Forces School of Music, with an introduction by General Officer Commanding 2 Brigade, Brigadier General Anthony Cudmore.

The running order of musical pieces is as follows:

1.39 The Voice of the Guns - K.J. Alford

5.30 Olympic Fanfare and Theme - J. Williams

9.40 Molly on the Shore - P. Grainger

14.06 The Dauntless Battalion - J. P. Sousa

17.15 Bugler's Holiday - L. Anderson

20.05 Highland Cathedral - U. Roever/M.Korb

23.43 Seventeen come Sunday - R. V. Williams

27.19 The Belle of the Ball - L. Anderson

30.34 Satin Doll - Duke Ellington

34.13 Hooray for Hollywood - N. Iwai

38.59 Radetsky March - J. Strauss

The Defence Forces Benevolent Fund is a registered charity operated from within the Defence Forces which provides assistance to personnel and their families who are experiencing difficult times. If you would like to make a donation to the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund please visit https://www.gofundme.com/dfgalaconcert

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This episode features Captain Steve Keane, an officer in the Computer Incident Response Team of the Defence Forces Communications and Information Services Corps. Captain Keane gives an overview of the principles of cyber security and cyber security in the Defence Forces.

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On this episode we welcome on the Course Sergeant for the 2021 Army Ranger Wing Special Operations Forces Qualification Course. The Course Sergeant talks about the make up of the ARW SOF-Q Course, and gives some advice on and experience of passing the course and becoming a member of the Army Ranger Wing. For operational security reasons the identity of members of the Army Ranger Wing are not made public.

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