Job Opportunity Veterans Support Officer, Cork & Kerry Region with ONE

Job Description Description of Role: To provide a critical service in our Veteran Homes and Veteran Support Centres to veterans experiencing difficulties. Many come to ONE with depression, disabilities, PTSD, or having suffered family breakdowns, with little support to call on. This role is completely client-focused consistently seeking the best outcome for those we work […]

Free 24/7 Mental Wellbeing Support Programme for ALL Defence Forces Veterans

At the recent launch of ONE’s Annual Fuchsia Appeal in Brú na bhFiann (Home of the Brave), in Smithfield, Dublin, Colm Campbell, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of ONE announced, “Today, we are extending our Mental Health Support Service by launching a 24/7 helpline for all veterans of the Defence Forces operated by Laya […]

Branch AGMs and Membership

Earlier this week our South Tipperary (Clonmel) Branch held their AGM and invited our Deputy CEO Michael Smyth to visit to support and introduce himself to the members. Also pictured this week is our Commodore John Barry (Wexford) Branch who held its AGM recently in the sunny southeast. Join Our Team – ONE Membership is […]

ONE Veterans Website Clinches National Digital Award

ONE staff are delighted that our new website www.ONE-Veterans.Org has received the runner-up award in the ‘Not-For-Profit Website of the Year’ category at the PTSB National Digital Awards 2024. Well done and thank you to the fantastic team at ITM Digital who designed and built our new website. ONE’s primary objective is to support the needs of Irish veterans by the […]

Developing a spirit of comradeship among veterans and serving Defence Forces members

Pictured are members of the 66th and 67th Recruit Platoons who completed their initial training in the Defence Forces in Gormanston Camp on Friday 23rd February with the 27 Inf Bn and Joint Induction Training Centre. ONE’s objects and aims can be summarised as SCAR: Support | Comradeship | Advocacy | Remembrance Comradeship is described […]

122nd Infantry Battalion UNIFIL donated over €4,000 to ONE

On Thursday 22nd February Lt Col Cathal Keohane, Officer Commanding 122nd Infantry Battalion presented two cheques in Sarsfield Barracks. This was on behalf of the men and women of 122 Inf Bn, and from their combined fundraising activities while serving in South Lebanon. A large donation of over €4,000 was accepted by ONE Board Director […]

Comradeship is one of ONE’s strategic goals

ONE’s objects and aims can be summarised as SCAR: Support | Comradeship | Advocacy | Remembrance Comradeship is described in ONE’s strategic goals as: ONE’s Cork City Branch and Veterans Support Centre (VSC) in Camp Field across from Collins Barracks Cork regularly hold coffee mornings and organises dinners for their members and other veterans who […]

The Battle of Clonmult Remembered

Pictured are members of ONE’s Cobh Branch who provided the Honour Guard on Sunday 18th February 2024, for the mass before the commemoration of the Battle of Clonmult. Also pictured are members of ONE’s Cork City Branch with the Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Frank O’Flynn, who joined for a photo at the […]

Analog Devices donated €1,500 to new Limerick Home

Thank you to Analog Devices, Raheen, Limerick, who donated €1,500 in support of our new home being developed in Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick in partnership with the Defence Forces, Dept of Defence, Limerick County Council and the Housing Agency to name a few. The cheque was accepted by ONE’s Patrick Sarsfield Branch President Matthew Gardiner, and […]

Sarsfield Barracks officer’s house to accommodate homeless Limerick veterans

By Katie O’Donovan / Limerick Post The former officer’s house in Sarsfield Barracks in Limerick City is to be turned into accommodation for homeless veterans. The Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (ONE) has unveiled plans to turn the former officer’s house into a five bedroomed live-in facility for homeless veterans, as well as a drop-in […]