British Forces training at Curragh Camp?

[T Fearon]

 Just listened to Boris thanking the Free State on radio for training British Forces at the Curragh? Who knew that?

[shark]

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ireland-and-uk-agree-historic-defence-agreement-1.2062356

That's old news. However, policy is that there can never be any more than 12 foreign military personnel from any 1 country on deployment here at any one time. There could be 144 soldiers from 12 different countries, but not 13 from any 1.

[T Fearon]

It was news to me.Even if there are only two British soldiers being trained,British Forces are being trained there.

[shark]

It was news to me.Even if there are only two British soldiers being trained,British Forces are being trained there.

Yes, along with many other countries. It is a United Nations training school and they are all United Nations member states. Likewise, many Irish personnel undertake training courses in the UK. Both forces have been deployed side by side in Mali for a few years now.

[Rossfan]

It was news to me.Even if there are only two British soldiers being trained,British Forces are being trained there.

Where will your "Northern (sic)Ireland army" train?

[passedit]

I presume Boris was there for the Mutiny Module?

[Shamrock Shore]

Tony.

Any objection to the RAF being first responders if Russian aircraft get to close to the Irish coast?

Our paper airplanes wouldn't be much use.

[Jim_Murphy_74]

Did they wear poppies last week?

/Jim.

[T Fearon]

Is this really what 1916 was for?

[MoChara]

Tony.

Any objection to the RAF being first responders if Russian aircraft get to close to the Irish coast?

Our paper airplanes wouldn't be much use.

Why would we be any more worried about Russian Aircraft than British?

[lurganblue]

Is this really what 1916 was for?

It wasn't for a divided island either but you are happy enough with that sure.

[Rossfan]

Is this really what 1916 was for?

Cooperation between sovereign states?
I'd say it's connected alright.

[Owen Brannigan]

Tony.

Any objection to the RAF being first responders if Russian aircraft get to close to the Irish coast?

Our paper airplanes wouldn't be much use.

Why worried about the Russians when you were happy to let US land at Shannon as part of its war effort? Neutrality?

[shark]

Tony.

Any objection to the RAF being first responders if Russian aircraft get to close to the Irish coast?

Our paper airplanes wouldn't be much use.

Why worried about the Russians when you were happy to let US land at Shannon as part of its war effort? Neutrality?

it's not exactly the same thing. The US ask our permission and tell us in advance. The Russians don't.

We are militarily non-aligned, not neutral. We had officers in ISAF for 10 years and are still contributing personnnel to the NATO mission in Kosovo.

[T Fearon]

If you take James Mc Clean as the litmus test,I doubt if he'd be happy