Members of the Defence Forces taking part in a three-day military exercise – called Dark Nights – in Kilworth, Co. Cork.
RTÉ reported the event, which had been planned for several months, as the “largest military exercise in Ireland in recent years”, involving 650 men and women.
It is expected to finish today.
‘Dark Nights’ military exercise under way in Cork (RTE)
Previously: The Erosion Of Irish Neutrality
Pics: Michael O’Toole
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The Irish Army is the best in the world at marching backwards.
The armoured personnel carrier pictured has one forward and 14 reverse gears.
The feller lying down is practising what the Irish army is also best at – getting drunk and falling down.
I thank you.
I will just leave this here:
World class snipers
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/10/26/team-from-ireland-wins-2015-sniper-competition-at-fort-benning.html
Distinguished service records
http://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/28/world/after-5-years-un-lebanon-force-has-air-of-permanence.html
What have you done lately that is worth telling people about?
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You clown.
Irish Water meter installations about to enter a new phase?
Lot of anger here today but I’m glad they’re finally getting tough on the People’s Republic of Cork separatists
I’d be happy enough for Cork to declare a separate republic. It might stop them banging on about being the “real” capital.
I’ve only ever heard other people banging on about Cork people banging on about Cork being the real capital
Agreed. We may be a bit obsessed with our own city/county but it’s more of a pro Cork thing rather than anti everywhere thing IMHO.
I have heard plenty from Cork people about the ‘real capital’.
I just give them a condescending nod and a wan smile.
Trust me, the ‘more of a pro Cork thing rather than anti everywhere thing’ is oftne lost in translation.
Guy in the top picture looks like he is lost on some motorway – as all the rest are down in the woods today
If you go down to the woods today
You’re sure of a big surprise
If you go down to the woods today
You’d better go in disguise…. well they’ve the camouflage down anyway.
I’ll get shot for this….
What do you call a woman soldier in camouflage?
Camelflange
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I’ll be hiding out for the rest of the day.
just in case we have an ’emergency’!
Where’s Zuppy to tell us this is all part of the NWO’s plan to erode irish neutrality and be part of an elite NATO strike force?
Defense forces. Not an arm of Haliburton, Monsanto, Lockheed or Shell oil…or NATO.
Why is Turkey provoking Russia?
Why is the US now training Ukrainian military?
Why do birds suddleny appear whenever you are near?
Just like me, they long to be close to you
Get a bunker you two!
Adventure scouts by any other name…
The kind of adventure scouts I want to be in – they must have some Craic in a Moway when they off road it – also if they saw the Aliens movie where they went back to the planet with Ripley
*Mowag
Good name for people of Cork: Major mowags.
In fairness, the Cork churlishness over the Dublin Web Summit merits invasion. I do hope they have translators as part of the assault team on the Rabble County.
Hashtag Beag ‘s Cork Chip V ‘s Mr T’s Blueshirt Beef
*Fight* *Fight*
Is that you Damien?
Yes.
Have you called in EIR support? Remember when Ireland was Offline and you were VERY VERY IMPORTANT? As for now…
Thinking anyone involved in ireland offline was VERY VERY IMPORTANT was your first mistake
*V*
And then they called in air support…
Oh.
Have you seen his sniper medal?