The Defence Minister Paul Kehoe will visit Kilkenny later this month to inspect local troops bound for the Golan Heights shortly.
The 57th Infantry Group have been training at Stephens Barracks over the past few months in preparation for their deployment on the 4th of April.
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They’ll be getting a special send off on the 23rd of this month with a March Past Parade planned in the city.
Lieutenant Barry Piper told KCLR News for the more than 40 troops for whom this will be their first overseas tour…
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