This Special 100th Anniversary Episode features Corporal (retd) Ronnie Daly, a historian, author and former member of the Defence Forces, and covers the life and death of Richard McKee, Peadar Clancy and Conor Clune, and the events surrounding the day that came to be known as Bloody Sunday on 21 November 1920 during the Irish War of Independence.

Ronnie served for 42 years in the Irish Defence Forces, is a member of the Michael Collins Society and is co-author of The Concise History of McKee Barracks.

The Irish Defence Forces Podcast aims to provide interesting content on all aspects of the Irish military. It is a production of the Defence Forces Public Relations Branch.

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In this episode we welcome Sergeant Joe Meade and Corporal John Joyce onto the show to talk about recruit training in the Army. Both Sergeant Meade and Corporal Joyce are experienced in the process of training new general service inductees into the Army and cover drill, weapons training, fitness, tactical training, mental and physical robustness and more.

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This weeks episode looks at the Pilatus PC-12 Spectre aircraft, newly introduced to the fleet of the Irish Air Corps. Officer Commanding 104 Squadron, Commandant Mick Barcoe, takes us through the aircraft's characteristics, roles and operations.

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In this weeks episode we speak to a member of the Ordnance Corps, and Mr Padraig O'Connor from the Irish robotics company REAMDA, on the new Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot, the REACHER, and on the history of remotely operated bomb disposal vehicles in Ireland.

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In this episode we speak to Lieutenant Austin Doyle and Sergeant Valerie Cole about their experiences training Malian Armed Forces troops while serving with the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) to Mali.

Irish personnel have been involved with EUTM Mali since February 2013. EUTM Mali trains and advises the Malian Armed Forces - MAF - under the control of legitimate civilian authorities. This is done through the provision of training for the benefit of the Malian Armed Forces unit capabilities, training and advice in command and control, logistical chain and human resources and training on international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians and human rights.

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In this weeks episode we chat to Lieutenant Commander's Martin Brett, Mike Brunicardi and Jamie Cotter about their experiences conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations, and the process from genesis of an operation to gathering intelligence to actually boarding a civilian vessel in search of illegal arms, narcotics, people smuggling or other illegal acts.

Lieutenant Commander Brett is currently serving as 2ic of Shore Operations at Haulbowline Naval Base, Lieutenant Commander Brunicardi is currently Captain of the Irish Naval Vessel LÉ James Joyce, and Lieutenant Commander Cotter is currently executive officer on board the Irish Naval Vessel LÉ Eithne.

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In this episode we speak to Commandant Sue Ramsbottom, Commandant Dermot Earley and Sergeant Gemma O'Connor, who have all balanced successful careers in the military with elite Gaelic Games careers. They speak about motivation, resilience, and how what they have learned in the military has translated to their sporting careers and vice-versa.

Due to some technical difficulties and circumstances surrounding recording of this episode some of the sound is less than optimal. We have done our best with it but apologise in advance for any fuzziness.

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In this episode we speak to Captain Barry Jones of the Military Training and Survival School, based at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel.

Barry has been a pioneer in formalising Survival, Escape and Evasion, Resistance to Interrogation and Extraction (SERE) training in the Irish Defence Forces. He covers tactics, techniques and procedures on the topic, and how the Defence Forces trains personnel to survive in hostile environments, evade capture, resist interrogation, and extract.

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In this episode we speak to an Ordnance Officer about the role of the Ordnance Corps within the Defence Forces, including EOD (bomb disposal), working on aide-to-the-civil-power operations with An Garda Síochana, procurement and maintenance of equipment and weapons for the Defence Forces and ammunition management.

Due to the sensitive nature of the operations conducted by the Ordnance Corps of the Irish Defence Forces we do not identify the interviewee by name or give personal details about them.

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In this episode we speak with Leading Seaman Katie O'Leary about what recruit training in the Naval Service is like, up skilling to become and Able Seaman, and the path to becoming an NCO.

L/S O'Leary joined the Naval Service in 2007 and has trained numerous recruit platoons in the Irish Naval Service. She is currently serving on the LÉ James Joyce.

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