Report of Scoping inquiry into schools run by Religious Orders

. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this report and are in need of assistance, please use the services below. These services are available to ALL Defence Forces Veterans.  Call Laya 24/7: Ireland: 1800 911 909, Local: 01 5180350, or UK: 0800 0988 350 Or visit: www.layaeap.ie Access password: […]

ONE Band of Sisters meet with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill 

ONE Band of Sisters met with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs and Defence on 27th of August 2024. Present were Brigitta O’Doherty, Deidre Carbery, Tracy Connolly, Audra Larkin, Sinead Black, Linda Buckely, Tanya Barrett, Paula Durkin, Jennifer Gaffeney, Jacinta Canning & Sarah Walshe. A lengthy discussion took place regarding […]

Remember Those Who Served Raffle

Remember Those Who Served Raffle – 15 August 2024 – 30 August 2024 Three runner-up prizes include: Buy a ticket for €5 plus an admin fee of €1.02, a total cost of €6.02 – multiple tickets allowed – T&Cs apply: https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Rememberraffle The Story of the Disbanded Irish Regiments In 1922, the creation of the Irish […]

Level 8 Certificate in Effective Leadership and Change Management

Calling ALL Irish Defence Forces Veterans Due to popular demand! Having successfully filled this Online Level 8 Certificate in Effective Leadership and Change Management, we are now pleased to announce that this course will now ALSO be run on a second night as follows: Programme aims: This module aims to develop students’ awareness of leadership […]

ONE’s Band of Sisters Ruck to Convention 2024

Do you want to join us in making a difference to Irish Defence Forces Veterans? The ONE’s Band of Sisters are taking on a physical challenge to raise awareness and funding for ONE to continue to provide critical services to Irish Defence Force Veterans who have fallen on hard times and become homeless or are […]

ARCO Donation to ONE’s Custume House Athlone

Recently our Defence Forces Veteran Colleagues in the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCO Ireland) visited our Veterans’ home Brú Chostúim (Custume House) in Athlone, Co Westmeath to present a donation. Pictured are: Paul Cooley, ONE’s Branch Executive Assistant, Lt Col John Durnin Retd, Brig Gen Peter O’Halloran Retd presenting the donation to House Manager […]

ONE’s updated Position Paper on Veterans Policy

For your awareness, please find ONE’s updated Position Paper on Veterans Policy – here. ONE receives assistance from many quarters in support of veterans of the Defence Forces. This has enabled the organisation to: The sustainability of the aforementioned must be ensured and ONE believes that the facts we have created on the ground should […]

An ONE delegation is currently visiting the UK to learn more about Op COURAGE

Op COURAGE which is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families. The delegation included Cormac Kirwan ONE CEO, Ollie Barbour, ONE Board Member and former Director of Defence Forces Personnel Support Services (PSS), Senator Gerard Craughwell, former Defence Forces […]

Climb to the top of famous mountain in Tipperary to support army veterans

They will climb to the top of famous mountain in Tipperary to support army veteransTrek up Slievenamon takes place on Sunday Stephen Hogan from Willow Close, Clonmel has organised a hill walk up Slievenamon on this Sunday, July 28 as part of a fundraising drive in aid of the Irish Defence Forces’ homeless veterans and […]

28 Infantry Battalion raise over €7k for charities

On the 5th of July, members of the 28 Inf Bn Cycled from Finner Camp to Letterkenny in aid of three charities: the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, ONE Veterans Charity and the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund. Over €7,500 was raised for these worthy causes, so a big thank you to all those who took part, […]