An Cosantóir Magazine
An Cosantóir is the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces. First published in 1940, An Cosantóir provides accurate and timely information about Defence Forces operations and policies to its members, their families and interested parties worldwide. A typical issue may contain articles dealing with new equipment, training, overseas service, unit and individual activities and achievements, international military affairs, military history, sport and much more. The An Cosantóir logo first appeared in the March 1981 edition of An Cosantóir. It is a silhouette of a Soldier, Sailor and an Airman symbolising the Tri-Service of the Defence Forces. This logo will appear throughout the website. This means that the article it is associated with has appeared in an edition of our magazine 'An Cosantóir'
January/February 2021
This edition contains features on:
Brigadier General Adrian O Murchu ACOS Bio by Sgt Karl Byrne, LTAV by Capt Kevin Diffley, My Experience of the Aer Lingus PPE Airlift from China by Capt Anthony Davey, PC – 12 by Sgt Karl Byrne, UNIFIL Report by Tony O’Brien, Fleet Support Group Part 2 by SCPO Ruairi de Barra, Mali ARW by Member of ARW.
November/December 2020
This edition contains features on:
The 58th Cadet Class from 58th Cadet Class, Making Your Words Hit Their Mark by Sgt David Graham, Niemba Ambush 60 Years on by Tony O’Brien, 25 Years of Females in the Navy by Tony O’Brien, Fleet Support Group [Part 1] by SCPO Ruairi de Barra, Last of the Few by Ronan McGreevy, 50 Peaks in 50 Weeks by Dermot Behan.
September/October 2020
This edition contains features on:
Reeling in our Cadetship Years 1969 – 1971 by Col Brian Dowling, Reserve Support to Operation Fortitude by Lt Col Julian Ensor, Mullingar to Monrovia – A Soldiers Memoir Part 2 by Lar McKevitt, Shadow Warriors by Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, If We Can Winter This One We Can Summer Anywhere by Capt Damien O’Herlihy, On the Front Line by Cpl Lee Coyle.
February 2020
This edition contains features on:
European Union Battlegroup by Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Bleed on the Sea-Mediterranean Operations by Paul O’Brien MA, Interoperability in IRISHPOLBATT by Lt Paul Murphy, 115 Inf Bn, Operation Bushmaster 2019 by Capt [AR] Dr Mathew McCauley.
July/August 2020
This edition contains features on:
‘Stepping together’ The Defence Forces in 1940 by Lar Joye, Mullingar to Monrovia – A Soldier Memoir Part 1 by Lar McKevitt, EUFOR Tchad/Rca: A Review by Professor Ben Tonra, Lord Carbery by Guy Warner, Contact Call Centre by Cpl Lee Coyle, Lt General MJ Costello/An Cosantoir.
June 2020
This edition contains features on:
Medevac: Inside the Eas by Comdt Declan Daly [Ret’d], CYBER SECURITY by Dino’s Kerigan-Kyrou, EUFOR Tchad/RCA: A Review by Professor Ben Tonra, COVID-19 and the WPS Agenda by Lt Col Mary Carroll, The Welcome from the Malians has been Humbling by Lt Nicole Kelly, Joint Task Force by Cpl Lee Coyle.
May 2020
This edition contains features on:
Medevac: Inside the EAS by Comdt Declan Daly [Ret’d], Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 Part 2 by Brian Hartigan, EUFOR Tchad/RCS: A Review by Proffessor Bren Tonra, Ship Shape by Lt Cdr David Lyons, Forging a Future for Mali by Comdt Kyran Byrne, COVID-19 3D FACEMASK PRINTING by Paul Shorte, CIS.
April 2020
This edition contains features on:
Robert Stafford by Padraig Byrne, Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 Part 1 by Brian Hartigan, Slandail 2020 by Dr Gerry Waldron, Eye in the Sky by Capt Justin A. Barry, Valor Spring by Lukasz Gancarz, Leadership: A Personal Perspective by Ruairi Kavanagh.
March/April 2021
This edition contains features on:
The Role of SERE in Joint Personnel Recovery [JPR] by Capt. Barry Jones, CPO Patricia O’Sullivan by Tony O’Brien, Naval Service Variant DPM by Lt Cdr Cian O Mearain, O.N.E 70th Anniversary by Tony O’Brien, Walking into a Healthy Lifestyle by Sgt Thomas Deveraux, Earning it the Hard Way by Capt Gerry Duff, ARW HPP – Human Performance Program by ARW.
March 2020
This edition contains features on:
Irish Involvement in EUTM Mali by Comdt Gavin Egerton, Operation Sophia EUNAVFOR Med Cdr Caoimhin MacUnfraidh, OC LE Eithne, Israel, Lebanon and UNIFIL A view from the South by Comdt James O’Hara, Defence Forces Press Office, Last Shot by CQMS [AR] Michael Barrett, 7 Inf Bn RDF, Soldiering From Poland by Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Congo Hero Remembered CQMS Anthony Connolly DSM by Cpl Tracey Connolly Ret’d