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Vol 16 Issue 2 Winter 2018
RACO OPINION
By RACO General Secretary, Lt Col Earnán Naughton 03
Photos from the RACO ADC 2018, held on November 29th and 30th
at Fota Island resort County Cork. 07
RACO CONFERENCE 2018
GENERAL SECRETARY INTERVIEW
Lt Col Earnán Naughton, outgoing RACO Gen Sec, reflects on
his time in the role and what the major challenges and achievements were. 20
CONCILIATION & ARBITRATION
RACO Gen Sec Lt Col Earnán Naughton writes on the current status
and evolution of the Defence Forces Conciliation & Arbitration Scheme. 23
RACO General Secretary Designate, Commandant Conor King,
writes on the EU Working Time Directive and discusses why it
should be introduced to the Defence Forces. 29
EU WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE FAQ’S
Some commonly asked questions in relation to the Working Time Directive. 34
MOWAG Mid-Life Upgrade
Lt Col Matt Byrne and Captain Paul Ryan provide a report
on this vital force protection upgrade and what was involved. 36
AN EU perspective on UAV usage, which the author argues
should focus on the non-combat capabilities of drones. 41
An interview with Colonel (Ret’d) Colm Doyle, who wrote
a recently published memoir of his time serving in Sarajevo
as Bosnia collapsed into Civil War in the early 90’s. 44
UAV’s: An EU Perspective
Witness To War Crimes
FORMER MEMBER INTERVIEW
With Commandant (Ret’d) Mick Broderick 47
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