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Daily Archives: December 6, 2019

Launch of the of the 2019 Defence Forces Review at UCD School of Politics and International Relations.

      By Dr. Brendan Flynn* Congrats to the editors of the 2019 volume of the Defence Forces Review: Prof. Ben Tonra (SPIRe, UCD), Dr. Eugenio Lilli (Clinton Institute) and Lt. Cdr. Paul Hegarty (Defence Forces Command and Staff School). The publication is a unique example of collaboration between our armed forces and academics and…

December 6, 2019 in Uncategorized.

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