Since the publication of Newsletter 1/2020 on 27 February, the Covid-19 pandemic has completely curtailed the Artillery Club’s activities.
Stay Safe, Stay Well and Stay Connected.
Accordingly, the main purpose of this Newsletter is to inform the Club’s membership of the situation regarding the 2020 activities.
Following an assessment of the evolving Covid-19 situation, prevailing Government advice, the Club’s responsibilities for its members including serving personnel, and in partnership with the appropriate actors involved in the Field Trips, without hesitation, on 12 March, the Club’s Committee decided to cancel the Field Trip to the Ordnance School and the National Stud, and the Field Trip to Fort Shannon, Foynes Flying Boat Museum, and deferred the events to 2021.
Likewise, for the same reasons, on 22 May, the Club’s Committee deferred until 2021, the Decades’ Reunion and the Foreign Field Trip to London. Currently, the 2020 Golf Outing remains under review.
The Committee apologies for any inconvenience caused to those members who intended to participate in the cancelled events. Hopefully, those who accrued travel and accommodation costs will be refunded by the providers.
Details of this Operational Pause are contained in the Activities Section of this Newsletter.
In addition to the Activities Section, Newsletter 2/2020 includes: Promotion of a Gunner Officer to the General rank, Joint Task Force for Covid-19, Governance, Activity Update, News from the Artillery Corps, and Looking into the Past. Photographs are credited to the Defence Forces Press Office and Club Membership.
Looking into the Past recalls Anti-Aircraft Searchlights 1939 – 1946, with an extract of an article written by Sergeant Jimmy Madden, and published in 1989 in a commemorative magazine marking the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of the 1 Air Defence Regiment.
The School Commandant and Regimental Commanders are requested to post this Newsletter on IKON, circulate it to all PDF and AR Artillery officers under their command, and are encouraged to provide information for future Newsletters.
To view Newsletter 2/2020, please click on link below