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We speak to our brave Defense Forces spending Christmas abroad

There are many of our brave citizens who’ll be working this Christmas in our hospitals, Garda S...

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07.56 24 Dec 2021


We speak to our brave Defense Forces spending Christmas abroad


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07.56 24 Dec 2021


There are many of our brave citizens who’ll be working this Christmas in our hospitals, Garda Stations and further afield.   But for our Defense Forces, many of our men and women will be away from their families this Christmas.   So what will they be getting up to? We spoke to Captain Idris Rquibi currently serving with the 119 Infantry Battalion in South Lebanon and Airman Gerry Kirwan Currently serving with 64th Infantry Group in the Golan Heights, Syria.

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