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The 1916 Centenary Commemorative Medal (Irish: Bonn Comórtha Céad Bliain) is a military decoration awarded by the Government of Ireland to personnel of the Irish Defence Forces who served in 2016 to honour the legacy of continued service by the military to the state since its foundation and in recognition for the role they played to commemorate 100 years since the 1916 Easter Rising.
Though Ireland has no formal honours system, there are systems of awards run by the state. [1] Among those systems is the system of awards and medals awarded to members of the Defence Forces. [2] In addition to the medals issued by the Irish government, members of the Defence Forces are also allowed to wear medals denoting overseas service.
The ribbon for the medal with Honour is green with a 3-millimetre (0.12 in) central stripe of crimson, while the medal with Distinction is green with 6-millimetre (0.24 in) stripes of crimson at the edges, and the medal with Merit is green with 3-millimetre crimson edges and a 3-millimetre crimson central stripe. [2]
The UN Peacekeepers Medal was introduced in 1989. Members, both current and former, of the Defence Forces or Chaplaincy Service who have served with a United Nations peacekeeping mission and have earned a United Nations Medal are eligible for award of this Irish Defence Force honour. The UN Peacekeepers Medal may only be awarded once to an ...
In 2020, the Irish defence budget was €1.04bn. This included €780m on defence and €259m on army pensions. [24] Department of Defence spending was 0.27% of GDP in 2020 and 0.29% in 2019. [25] In 2022, the defence sector budget was €1.1bn and in July of that year the Irish government announced plans to increase this to €1.5bn by 2028.
Defence Minister Micheal Martin said a national debate on defence was needed. Ireland’s defence and neutrality to be examined in forum this summer Skip to main content
Awards and decorations of the Irish Defence Forces; C. Comhairle na Míre Gaile; ... Visit to Ireland Medal 1903; Visit to Ireland Medal 1911 This page was ...
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