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I tend to believe the statement it included from a DF spokesman saying that it was to replace existing stocks. The Minister of Defence said the same on 19/11/09 in the Dáil Quote: Originally Posted by Willie O'Dea I can confirm that the purchase of this equipment was planned as a replacement programme due to fair wear and tear of equipment during normal training and is not related, as the Deputy asks, to any fears of civil disturbance in...

Quote: They can help in their civillian capacity all they want. Expecting the PDF to manage them at a time when the PDF is stretched is ludicrous. In that case the Army needs to fix itself and its systems. The point of a reserve is that they're to be used when the primary organisation is stretched. Quote: ready to go rather than having to wait for them to show up and get the gear do paperwork There was very little paperwork. There was a...

Quote: Originally Posted by troubleshooter Where did anyone claim (apart from yourself), there were only 25 Irish guardsman from Ireland, why do you keep posting BS. " saw the stat on a documentry. " Lighten up a bit will ya.

Quote: Originally Posted by BigDuffman Not making much sense there my man, How exactly do I refer to "myself" all the time?????? I am a reservist and I am stating my opinion. I do not have a disorder where by I need to refer to myself in the 3rd person I also don't speak for the entire reserve. And reading through the post I dont see much to support this either? What good is one individual. Military activity is a group...

Good work mate! Keep up the effort! Keep pushing your distance. No shame in puking then crawling back home!! Push it.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...falklands.html Defence DATE:30/11/09 SOURCE:Flight International RAF Typhoon, VC10 damaged in 'minor incident' on Falklands By Craig Hoyle An investigation has been launched after minor damage was found on two UK Royal Air Force aircraft shortly after they had completed an inflight refuelling sortie near the Falkland Islands. "A minor incident involving a [Eurofighter] Typhoon and...

Carried the Queen Mothers Coffin. I know, forgive me for being pedantic.

The equipment was bought to replace old stocks, kit gets damaged when used in multiple exercises. There was no secret conspiracy by Willie O' Dea or the Government to get ready for the Army to be called in. The simple fact is the Army isn't going to have to deal with any civil unrest. Things are never going to get so bad that Public Order platoons will be charging down O Connell Street. Anyone who thinks otherwise is off their head.

how about a subscription to the Irish Defence Forces magazine An Cosantoir : http://www.dfmagazine.ie/subscribe.aspx

Quote: Originally Posted by cushtac Apart from the aforementioned press release, the article in the Indo and the Minister mentioning it in the Dáil, the contract was also put out to public tender and was there on the internet for anyone with the inclination to see - hardly a quiet procurement. This is all coupled with the fact that the PDF has been openly training for public order situations since the 60's. But I suppose it...