Irishman Lt General Sean Clancy promoted for top EU military job

Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, will be promoted is to be made full General, making him the only man of such rank in the country’s military since Eoin O’Duffy in 1924.

Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, will be promoted is to be made full General, making him the only man of such rank in the country’s military since Eoin O’Duffy in 1924.

News that an Irishman will for the first time chair the powerful European Union Military Committee was warmly welcomed by delegates attending PDForra’s annual conference.

Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, will be promoted to full General as a result, making him the only man of such rank in the country’s military since Eoin O’Duffy in 1924.

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