Forces ship out supplies to troops in Chad

Some 2,700 tonnes of equipment, 100 vehicles and trailers and enough food and water for 400 people for four months will be shipped out to Chad by the Irish Defence Forces tonight.

In the largest logistical move ever undertaken by the Forces, weapons, armoured vehicles, ammunition, beds, air conditioning, toilets, a doctor’s surgery, photocopiers, and night vision equipment will set sail from Dublin Port.