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B
Company 3rd Infantry Battalion (B Coy)
History of the 3 Infantry
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On the 24th January 1923, the National Army Garrisons
in a number of North-Western towns were declared by General Ristedrd
Ua Maolchatha, The Commander-in-Chief to constitute the 3rd Infantry
Battalion under the command of Comdt Bernard Sweeney. Its insignia
represents its northern origins with the inclusion of the red hand
of Ulster. Eighty years later, that Unit
continues to exist. Its duties have taken
it's members throughout Ireland and abroad to the Congo, Cyprus,
Lebanon, Yugoslavia and currently Afghanistan. "Through all those times and places an
unshakeable tradition of cheerful, loyal and efficient service has
been steadily built up, consistent with The Battalion motto Dilis
go Bráth" - so wrote Col F.E. Lee (Retd) for An Cosantóir in
February 1983 in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the ‘Bloods’.
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Current Status
The Headquarters of the 3 Infantry Battalion
is located in Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny, since it amalgamated with the
30 Infantry Battalion in November 1998. One company (B coy) of
the battalion is in the
Curragh in Defence Forces Reserve. B Company is equiped with the new Mowag
APC's.
B Company as part of the DFTC provides the training and maintenance in the Defence
Forces for the Mowag APC's
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- The Mowag APC
- The MOWAG Piranha III Armoured
Personnel carrier (APC). This is to military vehicles what
Rolls Royce is to cars. There are few vehicles that can match it
for mobility, protection and survivability. This machine
boasts third generation night vision capability, self inflating
tyres.
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