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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.
Military Medal For Gallantry with Merit: Awarded for: Acts of exceptional bravery or gallantry during military service with risk to life and personal safety. Presented by Ireland: Eligibility: Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and privates/seaman/aircrew of the Defence Forces and members of the Army Nursing and Chaplaincy Services. Post ...
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 ...
The Good Conduct Medal (Irish: An Bonn Dea-Iompair) is a military decoration awarded by the Irish Government to members of the Defence Forces of Ireland. It was instituted on 16 September 1987 as an award for enlisted personnel with at least 10 years' continuous service who had shown exemplary conduct.
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
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...
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 ...