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546:Óglaigh na hÉireann, Now that’s a #TBT pic, in the Olympics as a serving member of @defenceforces and a long serving Sgt Maj at Custume Bks. Few other Dads of Army sons in the pic too. @6_Inf_Bn, 28 January 2021, 08:47, Tweet
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