Newly commissioned Offaly army officer

A newly-commissioned army officer from Offaly have been assigned to Ireland's Army Equitation School.

Lieutenant James Bracken was commissioned at the commissioning ceremony of the 98th cadet class at Collins Barracks, Dublin, on Wednesday, which was attended by the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin and the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lt Gen Seán Clancy.

Lieutenant James Bracken (26) is from Tullamore. The son of Thomas and Martha Bracken, he has three brothers and one sister. Prior to being awarded his cadetship, he completed a Diploma in Business Studies and a Postgraduate Degree in Analytics and Statistics, each from the University of Limerick. His interests include horse riding and going to the gym.

The Army Equitation School is based at McKee Barracks in Dublin and was founded in 1926 to promote Ireland and the Irish horse.