06 THE IRISH QUESTION

HOUSEHOLD name Ed Byrne did a CSE tour of the Falklands in 2004. As everyone knows, once you’re down there, you’re down there – there’s no flight back the next day.
So, CSE and the local command found things to keep the talent amused. After seeing the penguins on Bertha’s Beach, it was off to Onion Range…
“My one abiding memory of CSE is being shown how to use a General Purpose Machine Gun on the firing range,” remembered Irish comedian Byrne.
The British Army showing an Irishman how to use a gun. There was a definite air of “are you sure about this, sarge?”. Luckily the troops realised Byrne was on their side.