Col Mick Lucey, President, ARCO.

RETIREMENT PRESENTATIONS;

Brig.Gen Padhraig O'Callaghan's presentation will take place at 1600 hours, Thurs 28 Aug, at the Officer Mess, Custume Bks, Athlone"

Comdt. Paddy Gore's presentation will take place at 1600 hours, Thurs 4 Sept, at the Officers Mess, Ceannt Bks, Curragh Camp

The Retirement Presentation for LtCol Kevin Roberts will take place on 17July 08 at 1600hrs,in Collins Bks,Cork'

The Retirement Presentation for Comdt. Joe McGrath will take place on 20 June 08, at Connolly Bks, Longford.

The Retirement Presentation for Col Dom Timpson will take place on Thurs 8th May, at Collins Bks, Cork

LtCol Der Cogan's presentation will take place at 1600hrs,01 May 08, at Collins Bks, Cork
" The Retirement Presentation for LtCol Donal Bracken will take place on 10 Apr 08 (1600hrs) at Custume Bks,Athlone.
The new date for the Retirement Presentation for LtCol Trevor Kingston is  25 Apr 08,(1600hrs)at Renmore Bks, Galway"

Promotions Lists- 2008

The following officers were successful in recent promotion competitions,and are listed for vacancies anticipated next year(not in order of merit);-

Col to Brig Gen

Col Sean McCann

LtCol to Col

LtCol Andrew Kilfeather, Lt Col Colm Campbell

Comdt to LtCol

Des Bergin,Michael Kiernan,Patrick Flynn,Frank O'Reilly,Arthur Armstrong,Kieran Butler,Patrick Ryan, Ger Brennan, Jim Byrne,Conor Burke, Connie Johnston

Comdt to Lt Col (Air Corps) Comdt Sean Clancy

Comdt to LtCol(ORD Corps) Comdt Dave Sexton

Recently Fallen

Col (retd) John Burke (Ex- D ENGRS), died 11 Aug 08. Removal tomorrow (Thurs) 14 Aug from  Carnegies Funeral Home, 19 The Cresent Monkstown, to the Church of our Lady of Good Council, Churchtown Rd, Killiney, Co.Dublin, arriving 1800hrs.Funeral Friday morning after 1100hrs Mass to Shanganagh Cemetary."

"LtCol(retd) Daniel Joseph Delaney ( Ex-AMC), died 31 July 08. Removal from Temple Hill Funeral Home, Boreenmanna Road, Cork,today, Tuesday 5 Aug 08, at 1930 hours, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ballinlough.Funeral tomorrow (Wed) after 100 hours Mass, buriel private."

LtCol Tom O'Boyle, (retd,DSM),died 11 July 08. Removal from Donegal Hospice, Letterkenny, today,Saturday, at 1400hrs going his daughter's, Fionnuala Kiely's, residence at 3 Old Brook Court, Letterkenny.Funeral from there on Monday, at 1315hrs to Leck Cemetary.

Comdt Joe O'Keefe, (Ex-OC Army School of Physical Culture) died 30 June 08.Removal tomorrow (Thurs) from Frank Jennings Funeral Home, Greendale Road,to St Fintan's Church,Sutton,Dublin, arriving at 1730hrs.Funeral on Friday after 1000hrs Mass, to St Fintan's Cemetary Sutton."

Colonel Mortimor(Murt) Buckley, died 1 July 08.Removal from his home at 1830hrs, today (Thurs) to St Mary's Church, Cloghan.Funeral Friday after 1100hrs Mass to Clonmacnoise"

Comdt Jarlath Gibbons, died 24 May 08.Removal tomorrow from Fanagan's Funeral Home,Tallagh, to St Mary's (Dominican) Priory,Tallagh,arriving 1700hrs.Funeral tomorrow(Thurs) after 100hrs Mass,to Newlands Crematorium

Capt(retd) Tom Blennerhassett, died 13 May.Funeral tomorrow(Friday) after 1000 hrs Mass at Nazareth House Chapel,Malahide Road,Dublin,to Glasnevin Crematorium

Fr. John Mahon CF, Renmore Bks Galway.Died 6 May. Removal to St Oliver Plunket Church arriving 1700 hrs, 9th May. Funeral Saturday after 1200hrs Mass,to New Cemetary.

Comdt (retd) Larry Corr,died 2 Feb 08. Reposing at Carnegie Funeral Home Monkstown.Removal, tomorrow(Tuesday) to St Teresa's Church,Mount Merrion, arriving at 1050hrs.Funeral Mass at 1100hrs followed by cremation at Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harolds Cross

Col Ivor Noone died 1 Feb 08.Removal from Lucan Lodge Nursing Home, Saturday(2nd) to arrive 1730hrs,at Church of the Immaculate Conception,Clondalkin.Funeral Monday after 1000hrs Mass,to Newlands Cross Cemetary

Colonel Michael Gill, died 21 Jan 08.Funeral Mass tomorrow (Thurs) at 1200hrs,at St Mary of the Rosary Church,Nenagh,followed by cremation on Friday in Cork".

Colonel Pearse Quinlan died 18 Jan 08.Removal on Monday 21 Jan, from Murphy Brothers Funeral Home,Naas, arriving at 1830hrs at our Lady and St Davids Church. Funeral on Tuesday, after 1100hrs Mass, to St Corban's Cemetary

LtCol(retd) Tony Whelan, died 9 Jan 08.Removal from his home today,Friday 11 Jan 08,arriving Church of Our Lady and St. David, Naas, at 1830hrs. Funeral tomorrow(Saturday) after 1100 hrs Requiem Mass to St Corban's Cemetary

Incoming Rounds

The following pension increases, under the Partnership Agreement- Towards 2016, are in the pipeline,with probable impact on the August pension cheque;

3% from 1 Dec 06
2% from 1 June 07
2.5% from 1 Mar 08
2.5% from 1 Sep 08