Irish Army
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| Size | Jul 2016 |
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| Jan 2019 | |
| Founded | February 1922 |
| Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces | Mark Mellett |
| DSM | |
| GOC 1st Brigade | Brigadier General Patrick Flynn |
| GOC 2nd Brigade | Brigadier General Howard Berney |
| Subsidiary | Infantry Corps |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1540488 |
About Irish Army
The Irish Army, known simply as the Army, is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. Approximately 7,300 men and women served in the Irish Army on a permanent basis as of May 2016, and there were 1,600 active reservists, divided into two geographically organised brigades.
Wexford: Three arrested after Irish Army storms cargo ship
... Irish Army Rangers, Naval and Air Corps, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and customs officers were involved in the operation...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... The Irish Army carried out a controlled explosion at one search location where bomb components were discovered...
Tom Hanks learned Saving Private Ryan lines from helmet on Irish beach
... Irish Army reservists - members of the Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA)- were extras in the re-enactment of the D-Day landings during World War Two...
Dublin Airport staff at 'breaking point,' says trade union
... The chief executive of Ryanair called for the Irish Army to be deployed...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
Source of news: bbc.com
Irish Army Photos
