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The Defence Forces specified the procurement of an integrated radar system for land, sea and air function and that the Army's structures and capabilities would be redesigned to meet "international best practice". The plan also proposed the establishment of an Office of Reserve Affairs to design a Reserve Defence Forces "regeneration plan". [22]
The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 saw a large force of Vikings and their Irish allies defeated by the forces of the High King of Ireland. Ireland was never invaded by the Roman Empire, and the island remained a warring collection of separate kingdoms throughout its early history. Although it is known that the Romans traded with the Irish kingdoms ...
The Irish Military Archives is the official depository for the records of the Irish Department of Defence, the Defence Forces, and the Army Pensions Board, as established by the National Archives Act of 1986. [1] —
The Army is the land warfare branch of the Irish Defence Forces and consists of two brigades, a training centre, providing training to all the defense forces, and other units, including musical units. Army Headquarters, in Dublin. Army Ranger Wing, in Curragh; 1st Mechanised Infantry Company, in Curragh; 1st Armoured Cavalry Squadron, in Curragh
The handover ceremony comes during a pivotal moment for the Irish Defence Forces after a commission recommended major upgrades and reforms. The Commission on the Defence Forces earlier this year ...
"The Forces shall be established as from a date to be fixed by Proclamation of the Executive Council in the Iris Oifigiúil" [13] The establishment of the Forces was on 1 October 1924. This date marks the ending of the initial phase of the National Army and the legal establishment of the Defence Forces as the Irish Free State's military force ...
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
The Irish Army (Irish: an tArm) is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. [5] The Irish Army has an active establishment of 7,520, and a reserve establishment of 3,869. Like other components of the Defence Forces, the Irish Army has struggled to maintain strength and as of April 2023 [update] has only 6,322 active personnel, and ...