The new Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant-General James Parker, took up duty at army headquarters in Dublin today.
Report shows the new Chief of Staff, General James Parker, inspecting soldiers and watching them assemble an Austrian rifle and use a point five heavy machine gun.
General James Parker inspecting a Panhard Armoured Personnel Carrier and talking to the crew.
Photograph of the Finnish Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) which will be used in future.
The reporter is Tom McCaughren.
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