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'
October 2017
This edition contains features on:
Reconnecting the Chain of Survival By Cpat Sean McCarthy, Air Corps School Lead the Way in SERE By Capt Barry Jones, Jadotville Veterans Honoured By CQMS Ger O’Connor (RDF Retd), 26 Casualties of the Great War By Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Air Corps Pilot Training By Comdt Fabio Scalici, Employment Support Scheme By Cpl Lee Coyle.
September 2017
This edition contains features om:
2017 Recce Concentration By Comdt Kenneth O’Rourke, DF gets a “Bloods” Transfusion By Cpl Lee Coyle, DF Veterans Affected by Homelessness By Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, GSOC on Target By Capt Alan Kearney, 2017 Sniper Competition By Comdt Kenneth O’Rourke, 12th Inf Bn Services Day By Cpl Micheal ‘rama’ Walsh.
July/August 2017
This edition contains features on:
Recce Commander Instructor’s Course By Sgt Karl Byrne, Exercise Neart By Lt Micheal Brunicardi, A Natural Progression with Global Risks By Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Chemical Terrorism By Paul O’Brien MA, Learning the Basics By Cpl Lee Coyle, Ship Shape and Ready for Action By CPO/ERA Rauirí de Barra.
June 2017
This edition contains features on:
Forging a Special Ops Force by Paul O’Brien, Using SOF to respond to Terrorism By Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Counter IED; Training the Trainers By Lt Brian Clarke, BA, LLM, & 2/Lt John Nevin, “Go! Go! Go!” RDF FIBUA By CQMS Micheal Barrett RDF, SIOF Qualification Course By Capt ARW, SOF; An underutilised Tool in UN Peace Operations.
May 2017
This edition contains features on:
Exercise Turas Fada By Cpl Lee Coyle, On the Firing Line By CQMS micheal Barrett RDF, Cyber Warfare By Paul O’Brien MA, The Infantry Platoon Sargents’s Course By Capt Shane Brennan, Survival and Extraction By Cpl Lee Coyle, Rebuilding Somalia By CPO/ERA Rauirí de Barra.
April 2017
This edition contains features on:
Air Corps Technicians’ Skills recognised By flt Sgt Oliver McKeown, Training for Peace- UNDOF MRE By Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Death in Darfur By Paul O’Brien MA, Historic Anniversary for Athlone By Cpl Lee Coyle, Naval Scholl’s engine Restoration Project By CPO/ERA Rauirí De Barra, Confidence Training By Sgt Karl Byrne
March 2017
This edition contains features on:
Recruits Ground Phase By Cpl Lee Coyle, Breaking Ranks By Col Shay Duffy Retd, Somalia in Strife by Paul O’Brien MA, The Road to Oman: The 2nd CISM world Cup By Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Water Safety: Pool Lifeguard, By Sgt Rena Kennedy, Major General Micheal Beary, UNIFIL By Tom Brady
February 2017
This edition contains features on:
Stars and Medals by Cpl Deer, 1 Mech Inf Gp, a Platoon Commander’s View from Lebanon By Lt Steve Byrne, 53 Inf Gp, Turmoil in Thailand By Paul O’Brien MA, Bang on Target By CQMS Mike Barrett, 7th Inf Bn, Timoney Technologies- An Irish success Story By Cpl Lee Coyle, Transfer of Authority UNIFIL, By Sgt Mike Burke.
November 2016
This edition contains features on:
101 Squadron by Guy Warner, Skills for life By Lt Ryan Van Haeften, Recce Techniques by Sgt Ciaran Hughes, ESSC Engineer Exercise by Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, New Cogs in The DF Wheel by Lt John Paul Lee, On a Wave of Terror- Tunisia by Paul O’Brien MA
October 2016
This edition contains features on:
forensic collision surveying course, 1 BDE small arms competition, Curragh families hospital, Lt Maurice Dease Vc, Lt Col Sean Hennessey, Iunva post 1, Pride of place award, Intel Ireland's women in technology award, Farewell Gnr Tony Cronin, Carlingford Lough Remembered, Sarah Leigh remembered, Special forces remembered, RDF retirement