Shooting range to provide fodder for sheep in Operation Baaaa-nner
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is letting 490 acres - 19 times the size of the Ebrington Barracks - for mixed grazing for sheep and cows.
Tender documents are being handled by the 38 (Irish) Brigade, based in Lisburn, which is made up almost entirely of Territorial Army (TA) units and personnel.
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Hide AdAccording to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) the Irish Brigade provides a support network known as the ‘Firm Base, ‘for all Defence assets based in the Northern Ireland.
Recently, Northern Ireland based troops have been training in Germany, Kenya, the Middle East and Uganda.
Those interested in applying for the grazing land should contact Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn.