The findings of a recent report into the Irish Defence Forces’ (DF) treatments of female members have been slammed by local representatives. The Independent Review Group’s report published last week found that almost 90 per cent of female respondents said they had experienced some form o...
Some #militaria left to me by my late mother. It’s a brass #IrishDefenceForces Artillery Corps collar badge: ‘An Cór Airtléireachta’
My great-grandfather Sam Field Corbett was in the Corps during the Emergency and also left us his recollections as to how ill-prepared Ireland was in case of a German invasion.
The woman on the badge is interesting. I’ve seen her referred to as ‘The Maid of Éire’ and #StBarbara - the patron saint of artillerymen.