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Special Publications

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Service language, Irish military fiction and the stories behind both

Select Read Full Booklet for the complete 64-page edition of Permission to Enter Net, or Read Preview for the limited pages from the other publications. Everything opens here on IDFVN.news.

Cover of Permission to Enter Net by Robert McAney
Complete 64-page booklet

Permission to Enter Net

For veterans, new recruits and the merely curious

The words, the meaning and the stories behind them. This illustrated IDFVN handbook explains Army, Naval Service and Air Corps expressions, radio language, ranks, barracks life and service humour — with notebook pages for readers to record the terms and memories of their own crowd.

64 pagesComplete booklet
Cover of The Taoiseach’s Shadow by Robert McAney
10-page preview

The Taoiseach’s Shadow

A Spectral thriller — Book One

There are secrets that protect the Republic — and some that destroy it. Enter the hidden corridors of Government, military intelligence and national security in an Irish thriller grounded in authentic service experience.

10 pagesOn-page preview
Cover of Military Speak by Robert McAney
5-page preview

Military Speak

A companion to The Taoiseach’s Shadow

A plain-English guide to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps language, customs and expressions that appear throughout The Taoiseach’s Shadow — with the humour and practical context behind the jargon.

5 pagesOn-page preview
IDFVNIDFVN historical publication

The Guardians of Government

The Forgotten Soldiers Who Protected the Irish StateR McAney
In development

The Guardians of Government

The Forgotten Soldiers Who Protected the Irish State

A dedicated short book recording the service, duties and largely untold history of the military personnel who protected Government Buildings and the institutions of the State.

Full project page coming soon
IDFVN publishing

Preserving stories that should not be lost

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