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Declan Power

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Declan Power is a former Irish Army soldier, defence analyst and writer.[1]

Power originally joined the Army Reserve (then FCÁ), before serving in a variety of roles in the Defence Forces.[citation needed] He later had several appointments in Ireland and abroad, including internal security, peacekeeping and anti-terrorism duties.[citation needed] He also attended the Military College and a number of other specialist Defence Force schools and courses.[citation needed]

Power's later years of service were spent attached to the Chief of Staff's Branch at Defence Forces Headquarters (DFHQ).[citation needed] He is a graduate of Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin.[citation needed]

He wrote a book on the Siege of Jadotville,[2] which was published in 2005 and adapted for film in 2015.[3] He published a further book, titled Beyond the Call of Duty: Heroism in the Irish Defence Forces, in 2010.[4]

As of 2013, Power was a contributing analyst on security and defence matters to a variety of institutions and media, including the Royal Irish Academy's Irish Studies in International Affairs (from the Congo to Mali, 2013).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Declan Power". Maverick House Publishers. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ Power, Declan (2005). The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle. Dublin: Maverick House Publishers. ISBN 0-9548707-1-9.
  3. ^ "Jadotville story to begin shooting next month". Westmeath Examiner. 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ Power, Declan (2010). Beyond the Call of Duty: Heroism in the Irish Defence Forces. Maverick House Publishers. ISBN 9781905379309.
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