Brave children treated to exciting display by Army

IT was a case of action stations for 13 Chernobyl children when they were treated to a display of military hardware at the Curragh yesterday.

The terminally ill children from the Chernobyl affected regions of Belarus were treated to entertainment as special guests of the Army at the beginning of their recuperation holiday here until September 18. The Army hosted the display of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and bomb disposal robots at the Curragh as part of a 10-day holiday with the Barretstown Gang at Barretstown Castle in Co Kildare.

The Army also organised visits to the Defence Forces’ swimming pool and its equitation centre.