National Day of Commemoration 2023

Cyril Shanahan and Post Chair Joe Curtin		Tony Stack, Richie Reidy, Cyril Shanahan, Joe Curtin, Ken OBrien, Michael Dillon, Jimmy OCallaghan

Mayoral Reception for Veterans of IUNVA and ONE,

Monday 12/June/23

Mayor Francis Foley, Post 6 Chairman Joe Curtin	Mayor Francis Foley, ONE Branch President Mattie Gardiner	Joe Curtin, Francis Foley, Mattie Gardiner
Ken OBrien, Jimmy ODonoghue, Joe Curtin, Capt King,Francis Foley, Stan Hurley, Lt Col D Carroll OC 12th Bn, Richie Reidy, Jimmy OCallaghan	Members of Patrick Sarsfield Branch ONE with Mayor Francis Foley. Front Frank Purcell, Pat Hinchey, Johnny Cantillon, Mayor Francis Foley, Mattie Gardiner, Peter McNamara, Gareth Ryan, Denis Carroll, Back Row, Brian Kelly, Des Collins, Tony OSullivan, Gerry ODoherty, Cormac Kerwin, Gerry Enright.	Capt King, Jimmy ODonoghue, Ken OBrien, Mick Bullman, Joe Curtin, Francis Foley, Martin Bedford, Richie Reidy, Stan Hurley, Jimmy OCallaghan, Lt Col D Carroll.
Members of IUNVA Post 6 and ONE, with Mayor Francis Foley, Lt Col D Carroll, Capt King and Cormac Kerwin	Post 6 Members with Mayor Francis Foley	ONE Patrick Sarsfield Branch with May0r Francis Foley, Capt King, Lt Col D Carroll C 12th Bn and Cormac Kerwin

The United Nations Peacekeepers Annual Wreath Lying Ceremony 2023, was marked with a Wreath Laying Ceremony by Post 6, at the United Nations Monument in Saint Mary's Cathedral on Sunday 28/May/2023.

Post 6, would like to thank the invited Guests,

Mayor Francis Foley,

Lt E OConnell on behalf of OC 12th Bn,

Insp Sandra Heelan on behalf of An Garda Siochana,

Mr Loic Guyon French Consul,

Rev Oliver of Saint Mary's Cathedral.

ONE Limerick,

Military Police Association,

Irish Naval Association,

Royal British Legion Limerick Branch,

Irish Veterans Association.

For their participation in todays ceremony.

A special word of thanks to MP Association members Stephen Kelly and Willie Frawley, both UN vets who assisted us with raising and lowering flags on the day.

All photos taken by Michael Rama Walsh, Post 6 Member.

Post 6 Chairman Joe Curtin, listens to the Address given by the Mayor of Limerick City and County Cllr Francis Foley	Joe Curtin and Mayor Francis Foley lay Wreaths    at the Monument	Lt E O'Connell on behalf of the 12th Bn and Mr Loic Guyon, French Consul
Tony Stack Post 6 Standard Bearer	Kevin Milligan RBL Limerick, Lt E O'Connell and Mr Loic Guyon, getting to renew acquaintances	Martin Bedford ONE, Joe Curtin Post 6 Chairman, Niall McMahon Irish Vets Association, Pa Hogan and Mick Bullman both Post 6
ONE members, Mattie Gardiner, Denis Carroll, Peter McNamara, Johnny Cantillon Branch Chairman, Garreth Ryan, - -, - -, Des Collins, Gerry Enright, Martin Bedford.	Mattie Gardiner ONE, Mayor Francis Foley, Mick Bullman Post 6 and Tony Liddy Post 6.	Military Police Association members, Stephen Kelly, - -, - -, Eamon ORiordan, - -, Willie Frawley.
Veterans association members on Parade	Invited Guests and Vets await the start of the Ceremony
Post 6 member Jimmy OCallaghan	Invited Guests
Chloe Nash and Rebecca OBrien, watch with interest  as their Granda MCs the Ceremony	United Nations Monument, Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.	Playing of National Anthem to end the ceremony
Willie Frawley MPA	Johnny Cantillon ONE and - - MPA	Stephen Kelly MPA
Pa Hogan IUNVA, Martin Bedford ONE	Ger OHalloran, Irish Naval Association	Ger Enright ONE and Joe Curtin Post 6 Chairman
Des Collins ONE, Francis Foley Mayor, Lt E OConnell 12th BN, Stephen Kelly MPA, Insp Sandra Heelan An Garda Siochana.	INA members on Parade	Insp Sandra Heelan An Garda Siochana and Loic Guyon French Consul
Bernie Blake and friend watching proceedings	- -, Ger Kennedy both INA, - - ONE	Laying of the Wreaths
	Bernie Blake, Peter McNamara, Gareth Ryan, ONE	Tony Stack IUNVA POst 6, Ger
INA members on Parade	Invited Guests at the Ceremony
Stephen Kelly and Willie Frawley, MPA

Stand Down Parade: Sgt Major Stan Hurley, 13/April/2023

Pa Hogan, Harry Naughton, Mick Bullman, Stan Hurley, Joe Guerin, Martin Bedford, Ken OBrien, Jimmy OCallaghan.	Cyril Shanahan, Stan Hurley, Pa Hogan, Gerry Carroll, - -, Jimmy  OCallaghan	Cyril Shanahan, Stan Hurley,  , Jimmy OCallaghan, Len Devine

Remembrance Sunday 14th November 2021.

Members of Post 6 were kindly invited by Reverend Paul Fitzpatrick to attend a Remembrance Sunday Service at Saint Flannans Cathedral, Killaloe.

Photo from right to left: Louise Fitzgibbon Hogan, Jimmy OCallaghan Post 6, Pa Hogan Post 6, Rev Paul Fitzpatrick, Joe Hayes Post 6 Chairman, Ken OBrien Post 6, Niall McMahon IDFVA.
Our Thanks to Paul and his Parishioners for the kind invite. Photo Rev Paul Fitzpatrick.

Post 6 Members who took part in the 2022 National Services Day, in Limerick

Post 6 members, Ken OBrien, Mick Dillon DSM, Jimmy OCallaghan.

IUNVA visit to New York for Veterans Day Parade 2019

Post Members Pat OBrien and Michael Rama Walsh, took part in the Parade. Photos taken by Rama Walsh.

Ahoy there Captain

12th Bn Guard of Honour, Aras an Uactharain. 2019

Photo by Rama Walsh

		Seamus Madigan, Kevin Hanley, Frankie Quinlivan, John Moloney, Michael Walsh, Mark Sommers,  John Murray

12th Bn, 80th Anniversary Celebrations.

Photos by Rama Walsh, there is a full set on www.kenslebphotos.net

Post 6 Members with OC 1 Brigade Paddy Flynn

Post 6 on Parade

Pa Hogan, Robbie Kiely, Paddy Flynn, - Galvin, Stan Hurley, Cyril Shannahan

12th Bn on Parade with Brigade OC Paddy Flynn

and members of Post 6 and ONE

National Day of Commemoration 2019.

City Hall Merchants Quay Limerick.

Post Members Billy McGrath and Tony Liddy Photo by Rama Walsh	From Left Post Members, Pat Deedigan, Joe Curtin, Cyril Shannahan, Joe Hyaes, Tony Grant (Post 24), Murty Hanley, Pat Hinchy, Jimmy OCallaghan. Photo  by Rama Walsh	Wreath Laying Ceremony Photo by Rama Walsh
12th Bn Guard of Honour Photo by Rama Walsh	Mayor Sheehan with Comdt OSullivan and OC 12th Bn Lt Col R Kiely. Photo by Rama Walsh	IUNVA Members with 12 Bn CO. Tony Grant Post 24, Sgt Major Stan Hurley, Lt Col R Kiely OC 12th, Murty Hanley, Joe Curtin, Cyril Shannahan, Joe Hayes Post Chairman, Pat Hinchy, Comdt J OSullivan Photo Pat Deedigan
Multi Faith Prayers Photo Pat Deedigan	General salute for the Mayor Photo Pat Deedigan	Wreath Laying Party, Sgt Major Stan Hurley, Cpl StJohn McCloskey, Liam Slattery retired Wreath Carrier Photo Pat Deedigan

Also on Sunday the 14th, a Ceremony was held in Ennis at the WW1 Memorial to mark the Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Members of the 22Bn association and IUNVA Members on Parade Photo Pat Deedigan

Mayor of Clare Cllr Cathal Crowe, address's the gathering with Peter McNamara of ONE Patrick Sarsfield Branch carry the Post Flag Photo Pat Deedigan

IUNVA Members in Attendance were Ken OBrien, Joe Curtin, Tony Carroll, all Post 6 Photo Pat Deedigan

 IUNVA Veterans Day 2019

Post Members Ken OBrien and Joe Hayes  with George Kerton

Flags on Parade

Photos by Martin Rowe, Post 27

Limerick Branch Royal British Legion Ceremony,

to Mark 75th anniversary of D Day Landings, 06/June/2019.

Last Post Salute

On Parade

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Photographs  from the United Nations Peacekeepers Wreath Laying Ceremony, 29/May/2019.

At the United Nations Memorial, Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.

Photographs by Post member, Michael Rama Walsh.

Chief Superintendent G Roche, Lt Col R Kiely, Ken OBrien	Father Peter and Dean Niall Sloan, reading the prayers
Freddie Swords lays a Wreath on behalf of the Sarsfield Barracks Retired Officers Association	Pa Hogan laying a Wreath on behalf of the members of Post 6.
Kevin Millican, laying a wreath on behalf of the members of the Royal British Legion, Limerick Branch	Eamon Riordan lays a Wreath on behalf of the Military Police Association, Southern Branch.
Tom Griffin lays a Wreath on behalf of the Griffin Family to remember Stephen Griffin RIP.

As part of the Riverfest Festival 2019, A prayer service was held in Saint Mary's Cathedral to mark the city's connection to the River and the Sea. among those to attend were members of the crew of LE Eithne, Chaplin Des Campion of the  Naval Service, Father Piotr of Sarsfield Barracks. Limerick Women's Dragon Boat Crew, ONE, Post 6 IUNVA, The OC Sarsfield Barracks was represented by Comdt Slattery . Dean Niall Sloan, Rev Paul Fitzpatrick and Rev Edna Wakley, along with members of the Clergy offered prayers for all those who are involved with the River and Sea.

Below are some Photos from the occasion, taken by Pat Deedigan, Post 6.

Attending the Riverfest Prayer Service on 05/May/19 in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Joe and Colleen Berger, from the USA, Dom Kiely, John Cantillon ONE, Ken OBrien IUNVA, Rev Paul Fitzpatrick Saint Mary's.	Crew from the LE Eithne with Naval Chaplin Des Campion	Rev Paul Fitzpatrick with members of the Limerick Women's Dragon Boat Crew
Father Des and Crew members visiting the IUNVA Memorial in the Grounds of Saint Mary's	Rev Paul and Father Des, discuss the readings.	Comdt Slattery , representing OC Sarsfield Barracks
LE Eithne Crew, Des Campion	Ken OBrien with Lt Cmdr Stuart Donaldson, LE Eithne	Father Des, Pa Hogan, Louise Fitzgibbon and Ger Enright, having a chat
Army Chaplins Des Campion and Father Piotr, Ken OBrien	Ken OBrien, Father Peter, Pa Hogan	Jimmy ODonoghue, Pa Hogan and Louise Fitzgibbon
Dom Kiely, Billy McGrath, Louise Fitzgibbon, Pa Hogan and Jimmy ODonoghue	Father Des with the Second Reading	Catherine , welcoming the LE Eithne Crew

Friday Morning Club visit to Sarsfield Barracks, 22/Feb/19

All photos by Pat Deedigan

Friday Morning Club tour of Sarsfield Barracks, 22/Feb/19, Mick Rama Walsh  Curator/Tour Guide	Martin Bedford talks to Rama Walsh in the Barrack Museum	Some of the Friday Morning Club members on the Tour
Rama Walsh talks about the Exhibits.	The Lee Enfield Exhibit	Some more Exhibits.
Plaques to 1916 Signatories on the Museum Wall	Martin Bedford and Mick Bullman enjoy the Tour	The Wall of Champions, Sarsfield Barracks
Rama Walsh talks about the Church and the Unit Flags	Rama explains about the Barrack Buildings	A happy group
Memorial to Deceased Members	Memorial in Church to those that died in Service	Congo Photos
Memorial to Felix Grant, First Irish member to die on UN Service	Leb Photos	Museum Exhibits
Memorial to Capt Keane		Now Lads please do as you are told

Friday Club visit to Haulbowline

Denis Carroll, Gerry Enright, Eamonn  Quaid, J Moloney, John McCarthy, - -, Sean Gleeson, Chris Barr		Denis Carroll, J Moloney, Eamonn Quaid, Gerry Enright, Sean Gleeson, Chris Barr, John McCarthy

Saint Mary's Cathedral Civic Service 2018

Members of an Garda, ONE and Post No 6, pictured with the Mayor and Clergy at the Civic service	Cyril Shanahan, Bishop Kearon, Joe Hayes, Tony Ledger	Garda Reps at the Civic service
Ist Anniversary of Dean Sloan in Limerick	Noreen, marking the Anniversary	Joe Hayes, Ken OBrien and Joe Coleman
Tony Ledger, Ken Obrien, Joe Hayes, Cyril Shanahan, Jimmy ODonoghue	Victor Browne, Cyril Shanahan

On the 14th of July, the 12th Inf Bn took part in the Annual Military Display at the Memorial in Merrion Square.

A number of Post No 6 members attended. Mick Dillon, Mike Duffy, Willie Keane and Cyril Shannahan.

below are photos of Cyril with COS Vice Admiral Mark Mellet and OC 1 Bde, Col Paddy Flynn.

National Day of Commemoration,

Limerick City 08/07/2018

Mattie Gardiner ONE, Mick Duffy RIP, Post No 6,

Johnny Cantillon ONE,

Mayor of Limerick James Collins,

Joe Hayes Post No 6, Ken OBrien Post No 6.

Photo by Keith Wiesman

The following photos were taken by Post No 6 member, Gerry Hall

Liam Slattery and his wife, at his last official engagement	Lt Col Murphy, Mayor James Collins and Comdt OSullivan
Take my Picture.
12th Bn Honour Guard, preparing for the Ceremony	Joe Hayes, Mick Dillon, Mick Duffy RIP. Tony Liddy, Ken OBrien, Pat Deedigan
Honour Guard marching on, photo by Pat Deedigan	Paulie Power, Mark Somers, Dave McInerney, Photo by Pat Deedigan
Post No 6 Members, photo by Pat Deedigan	Mayor James Collins escorted on by Lt Col Murphyand Comdt OSullivan, photo by Pat Deedigan
Liam Slattery, One last time, photo by Pat Deedigan	Job done, Liam, photo by Pat Deedigan
At rest, photo by Pat Deedigan	Wild Geese Memorial and the Curraghgower Choir. Photo by Pat Deedigan
Sgt Major Hurley, Comdt OSullivan, Lt Col Murphy, Photo by Pat Deedigan	Liam Slattery and Family with Mayor James Collins and his wife, Photo by Pat Deedigan

 At the launch of the Saint Mary's Cathedral,

 Community Awards Scheme

Murty Hanley, Ken OBrien, Tony Stack Post No 6,

Johnny Cantillon, Ger Enright, Chris Barr ONE

 UN Peacekeepers Wreath Laying Ceremony 2018

UN Peacekeepers Wreath Laying Ceremony 2018	Comdt John OSullivan 2 I/C 12th Bn, Stephen Kelly Military Police Association	Dean Sloan and Dean Wakely
Dean Sloan and Dean Wakely , reading the prayers, Post Chairman Joe Hayes	Deputy Mayor Marian Hurley, Post Chairman Joe Hayes	Ger Enright ONE, Eamonn ORiordan Military Police Association
Gerry Doherty ONE, Johnny Cantillon ONE, Tony Stack IUNVA, Denis Carroll ONE, Tony Liddy IUNVA	Jim OReilly and Willie Frawley Military Police Association, Mattie Gardiner ONE	Kevin Milliken Royal British Legion, Mick McMahon Retired Officers Sarsfield Barracks, Pat Mulcahy Royal British Legion
Jim OReilly, John Gaffney, Eamon ORiordan, Military Police association	Jimmy ODonoghue Post NO 6 reading the Roll of Honour	Post No 6 members Jimmy ODonoghue, Pa Hogan
Kevin Millekin Royal British Legion, Pat Mulcahy, Royal British Legion, Denis Carroll, Chris Barr, Dave ODwyer, Johnny Cantillon, Gerry Enright, Gerry Doherty, John Nolan all of ONE	Post No 6 Members Tony Stack, Jimmy ODonoghue and Tony Grant Post No 24	Sean OMeara RIP, Jim Dawson, Mick McMahon, Retired Officers Sarsfield Barracks
Tony Grant son of Felix Grant with his wife at the memorial	Military Police Association Personnel, Stephen Kelly, John Gaffney, Jim OReilly, Willie Frawley, Eamonn ORiordan	Denis Carroll ONE, Tony Stack Post No 6
Keiran Jordan Retired Officers Sarsfield Barracks, Mattie Gardiner ONE	Johnny Cantillon ONE, Joe Hayes and Pa Hogan IUNVA	Mick McMahon Retired Officers
Eamonn ORiordan, Mick McMahon, Kevin Milliken, Laying Wreaths	Tony Liddy, Pa Hogan, John McCarthy, Martin Hanley	Deputy Mayor Marian Hurley and Post Chairman Joe Hayes laying wreaths

 Friday Club visit to Arbour Hill and Collins Barracks.

Joe and Harry in Collins Barracks	Ronnie Daly has an interested audience
Inside the Museum Room in IUNVA	Inside Arbour Hill Church
Arbour Hill Prison.	Selfie Time, Mike, Chris and Rama, take a break from the tour. Dave is checking that they are okay

Friday Morning Club members from Sarsfield Barracks Limerick, In Arbour HillmChurch, with Ronnie Daly  tour Guide

Dave and Peter, when is the heating being turned on	Stan Hurley presenting Ronnie Daly with a veterans Cap
Arbour Hill Church	President Rama
At the 1916 grave site to the executed leaders	The Laid Up Unit Flags of the overseas trips
Pat and Dave, enjoy the sights	Selfie Time, Chris, Pat and Rama
Joe and Ken discuss their next move	Photographers Union, Day out. Pat and Rama
	Rama and Peter, what time can I get a hot whiskey

Veterans Day 2017, McDermott Barracks, Curragh Camp

IUNVA on Parade	Ken OBrien, Joe Hayes, - -, Seanie Cosgrave, Tony Ledger	Mick Dillon, Ken OBrien, Mick Duffy, Tony Ledger, Joe Hayes, Billy McGrath
Joe Hayes, Tony Ledger	Joe Hayes next to Sliabh na mBan	Tony Ledger, Charlie Mott
Mick Dillon DSM, Tony Ledger	Tony Ledger, Mick Duffy, Mick Dillon DSM,  Ken OBrien	Joe Hayes, Tony Ledger

Photographs from the Military Ceremony at Merrion Square 12/Aug/2107

Tony Grant, Sophie Boyce, Tommy Boyce, Lt Col Murphy OC 12th Bn, Pascal Meade, Josh Carroll, Mick Carroll, Peter McNamara	Mick Dillon and Frank Quinlivan, enjoy a funny moment
Lt Col Murphy with Limerick members at the ceremony	Bernie Blake, Lt Col Murphy, Mick Dillon
GOC South Paddy Flynn with those that traveled from Limerick	Tony Grant, Willie Keane, Murty Hanley, Mick Dillon
Josh Carroll and Mick Carroll, laying a wreath	Tommy Boyce and Sophie Boyce laid a wreath.

United Nations Peacekeepers Day 29/May/2017

Eamonn ORiordan, Military Police association, Mick Egan Retired Officers Association, Murty Hanley IUNVA Post No 6, Sean OMeara Retired Officers Association.	Dean Edna Wakley Saint Mary's Cathedral talking to Mayor Michael Hourigan at the ceremony
Station Officer Anthony Cosgrave, Limerick Fire Service, Chief Superintendent Dave Sheahan, Garda Siochana, Comdt Dave McCarthy, 12th Bn	Members of ONE and Irish Naval Service attending the UN Peacekeepers Day
One, Military Police, Irish Naval Service and IUNVA personnel on parade.	Mayor Michael Hourigan, Post Chairman Joe Hayes and Post No 6 personnel at the ceremony
Dean Edna Wakley reading the prayers at the ceremony	Tony Stack, Jimmy ODonoghue, Tony Grant and Pa Hogan
Frank Quaid, INA, Mattie Gardiner, Ger Enright ONE	Cyril Shanahan, Murty Hanley, Paddy Doyle
Joe Curtin, Pa Hogan, Mick Duffy, Billy McGrath, Murty Hanley	Mayor Michael Hourigan and Post Chairman Joe Hayes lay wreaths at the UN Memorial
Paddy Quinlivan, Eamonn ORiordan and John Gaffney, Military Police Association	Cyril Shanahan, Tony Liddy, Jimmy ODonoghue

 ONE:La na bhFiann

Mattie Gardiner and Joe Hayes	Joe Hayes lays a wreath on behalf of IUNVA, Post No 6
Post Members Joe Hayes, Tony Stack and Willie ODea TD.	On Parade

Post 6 Flag Day 2017.  Photos Gerry Hall

Anthony Stack, Ken OBrien
Kieran Foley, 12th Bn	Anthony Stack
Jimmy ODonoghue	Mick Duffy RIP, Pa Hogan
Pa Hogan	Kevin Egan

 Photographs relating to IUNVA and Post 6 are published here, most of them are in subpages that you can scroll down to.

Ger Enright ONE, Bernie Blake ONE, Tony Ledger Post No6, Vinny Lyons ONE, Ken OBrien Post No6 , - -. This was the unveiling of the Monument to 1916 in City Hall, Limerick	Tony Ledger Post No 6 and Mike OConnor at the presentation of a Flag from Pay it Forward to Scoil Ide Corbally	Ken OBrien Sec, Joe Hayes Chairman, Post NO 6 at the Pay it Forward Day 2017.   Photo Gerry Hall

Mass, held in Moyross Church to celebrate the Anniversary of 1916, this Mass was for any retired or serving members of the Defence Forces. The priest had managed to secure the loan of the Chalice and Platen form Saint James Church in Dublin. these were used by the priests to administer last orders to the rebellion Leaders.

Chalice and Platen from Saint James Church, Used in 1916 for Last Rites of Rebellion Leaders	Cyril Shanahan bringing forward the Offerings	Flags on Parade for the Mass,
Peter MacNamara, Ken OBrien, Johnny Cantillon and Tony Stack	Gifts being brought forward	Joe Hayes, Ken OBrien, Tony Stack, Tony Liddy
Tony Stack, Cyril Shanahan, Tony Ledger	IUNVA and ONE members before Mass	Those that attended the Mass
Preparing for the Offertory Parade	Pat Deedigan and Bernie Blake	Pat Deedigan, Mick Dillon, Tony Stack
Tony Liddy, Ken OBrien	Cyril Shanahan	Tony Ledger reading a prayer