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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.
Irish Defence Forces rank insignia. Rank insignia in the Irish Defence Forces are an indication of the wearer's military rank, and worn by officers and enlisted members of Ireland 's Defence Forces as an element of their uniform, typically on a single chest tab or as a shoulder board. [1]
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 has only 6,322 active personnel, and 1,382 ...
Kevin Coen (1947-1975), killed by British Army members. Eamon Collins (1954-1999), became an informant in the late 1980s and was stabbed to death at his home in Northern Ireland. Colombia Three (Niall Connolly, James Monaghan, Martin McCauley) Eddie Copeland. Marion Coyle (born 1954), took part in the kidnapping of Dr. Tiede Herrema.
The Defence Forces (Irish: Fórsaí Cosanta, [7] officially styled Óglaigh na hÉireann) [8][9][Note 1] are the armed forces of Ireland. They encompass the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. [10] All Defence Forces officers hold their commission ...
The 1st Brigade (1 BDE) (Irish: 1ú Briogáid) is a brigade of the Irish Army. The brigade, which was known as 1st (Southern) Brigade until the 2012 reorganisation of the army, has its headquarters in Collins Barracks in Cork. The 1st Brigade is responsible for military operations in the south of Ireland. Its area of responsibility includes the ...
Army Reserve (Ireland) The Army Reserve (AR) (Irish: Cúltaca an Airm) is the reserve land component of the Irish Defence Forces. It is the second line reserve of the Irish Army. The Army Reserve involves active military service on a part-time basis, and is one of two elements of the Reserve Defence Forces, the other element being the Naval ...
The design of the Army Badge which is prescribed in Defence Force Regulations as follows: [3] "...As a component of rank insignia and which is specified in the Third Schedule as the form of the cap badge, shall be comprised of a sunburst - An Gal Gréine, surmounted by an 8-pointed star, a point of the star being uppermost, bearing the letters "FF" (in Gaelic characters) encircled by a ...