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now you have me in tears with that one! minister...if only i was down the pub when they were singing that ballad:cheers:

jhb, one of the lads here might be able to photoshop one if we ask nicely!

looks to have been a good display of goodies! thanks for the pics!

gareth put this one up on the old site - pure class!

love this song by charlie hope called - (wait for it) - 'train song' great bit of american railroad models aswell! turn up the volume and relax!

come on lads....someone must have a pic of that formation!!

steven ..get glenderg to do some printed stone sheets!

stunning work!

great stuff !- thanks eiretrains

could only happen here

ultimate love quote - (slightly edited for the young ones!) 'do you see that girl? i love her so much that i would crawl naked over a road of broken glass to kiss the exhaust pipe of the van that takes her pants to the laundry' - the gruesom twosome from ballydung manor

the irish .... '“This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.” ― Sigmund Freud

for any member who has found their units disbanded, im told they will have to formally apply for a position in whatever new unit is available near their location. the system is designed to piss people off, lads who were used to the training facilities of military barracks just dont want to waste time in a cold hall in the arse hole of nowhere, with no equipment to train with. truck loads have left because they feel they have been let down my the authorities. the rumour has rumbled very loudly about the future of the reserve, but the truth is that nobody knows, the brass seem to be making it up as they go. they will have to sort out the regulars first, and that itself will take time. one thing for sure, it will be downsized.

[quote name=garfieldsghost; 'I think a lot of the personnel are transferring to the 6th Infantry Battalion in Athlone.' the problem is that everyone wants to transfer there but there wont be enough places for the amount of lads applying. one thing that must be stressed is that the equipment that the army have and will be getting is amongst the best available. again ' date=' some of it will be difficult to train with, given the fact that there isnt enough military land available to use the stuff! the media will reveal all in due course.........cant tell you any more - or i'll have to kill you!!!

a happy meal? i was lucky to have a hairy bacon sambo with the hairs still on...could have been my dads eyelashes but i didnt care - it was Gorgeous

may their trials be successful! (said while trying not to be jealous!!)

youre an ould romantic at heart J! the enterprise for me was a maroon liveried hun and coaches - seen when i wasnt 2 hands higher than a duck, holding on to my Dads hand in Malahide station! its an image i will never forget.....memories!

garfield, its always a sad day when units stand down and barracks close and now with a brigade gone, you have to ask whats next? we knew for years this was going to happen, but the carry on by the top brass in the restructure of the army just beggers belief! my heart goes out to the Cav lads, first seeing their barracks in longford close with the uncertainty and upheavel that comes with that, the move to athlone, and now faced with going to the curragh? i know some will say its good they have a job, and that may be so, but it does seem to be aimed at the reducing the force yet again by making the more senior soldier retire. it is a hard truth to face that a lot of lads who gave of themselves unselfishly and bravely in the defence and security of the state and in UN operations worldwide just have enough of the new army logic. i wish the members of the 4th Cav and the other units of the Western Bde, and their families, all the best in their future.

'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee.' - Ezekiel 25:17 , now thats a quote to say when your sloshed down the local!!