I am absolutely gutted for those associated with the 4th Western Brigade in Athlone, past and present, at the news that this Government have decided to disband OUR brigade. There is no logic to this decision; it does not save money, there is no logistical rationale, no rationale militarily, and no reason what-so-ever to take this decision outside of the Green Paper discussion process that is taki...ng place on the Defence Forces.
Athlone lost out because political lobbying of the minister by our Government TD's was not strong or robust enough. I believe that Nicky McFadden did her best on this issue but was not listened to. And, as for James Bannon TD, he has been a bumbling disgrace on this issue. I will be calling on Athlone Town Council to call an emergency meeting to discuss the issue.
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