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)
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