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The Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and Women ((アイルランド語:Óglaigh Náisiúnta Na hÉireann)) is a support organisation for ex-service personnel of the Irish Defence Services. The organisation commenced operations in approximately 1950 and was formed as an amalgam of a number of ex-servicemen's organisations which had sprung up after soldiers, sailors and airmen had been 'demobbed' following service during the Emergency. The emergency spanned the period 1939 to 1946 which was approximately the same period as the Second World War and over 140,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, police and red cross personnel served in the Irish Defence Forces at this time. The National Federation of Irish Ex-Servicemen and the Association of Regular Ex-Servicemen (Defence Forces) being just two of the organisations that came together. This was the first time that a unified veterans organisation had formed in Ireland. ==Formation and name== The initial name for the organisation was the "Irish Ex-Servicemen's Organisation". This was soon converted to the Irish "Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann". The new organisation adopted an emblem resembling the cap badge of the Defence Forces and incorporated the number 1 into its design signifying the amalgamation of the different groups. Since this time the Organisation has been known as the O.N.E. and ONE forms part of the Organisation's emblem to this date. The first President of the Organisation was Major General Hugo McNeill and the vice-Presidents were Senator Victor Carton PC, Lieutenant Colonel Fred O'Connor, Mr. Eoin O'Riain B.L. and Mr. Thomas Holt. Major Patrick J McDonagh was Chairman of the National Executive Committee and Commandant Peter Duffy was the Honorary National Secretary. The organisation has been organised democratically since its inception and has held annual conventions from 1950 to 1999 to elect its National Executive Committee. From June 2000 onwards the organisation became a limited company with charitable status under the Companies Act 1963〔(Irishstatutebook.ie – Companies Act 1963 )〕 following a special resolution placed before its members at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Cobh, County Cork under the chairmanship of Mr Jack Gilmartin,〔(ONECONNECT Magazine August 2004 )〕 a native of Dublin who lives in Cobh. The newly formed company assumed 'Teoranta' meaning 'Limited' in Gaelic into its name and is now known as O.N.E.T.〔(oneconnect.ie )〕 The newly formed company adopted a Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association (M&As) which govern how the company interacts with people, government agencies, etc. as well as setting out regulations governing the relationships between the shareholders and directors of the company. The company has no share capital but has limited liability. ONET's 'Handbook of Rules', which sets out membership criteria etc. remains intact but is subservient to the M&As. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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