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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]
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 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 ...
There have been many wars on the island of Ireland throughout history. Before independence, all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom and Irish soldiers fought in many foreign wars as part of the British military. Irish soldiers also fought in conflicts as part of other armies.
1170/05 – Battle of Dundonnell (aka Battle of Baginbun), County Wexford – Norman victory over a combined Irish-Norse force; 1170/08 – Battle of Waterford – Norman victory over a combined Irish-Norse force; 1170/09 – Sack of Dublin – Norman victory over a combined Irish-Norse force; 1171/08 – Siege of Dublin – Norman victory
The following is a timeline of actions during The Troubles which took place in the Republic of Ireland between 1969 and 1998. It includes Ulster Volunteer Force bombings such as the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in May 1974, and other loyalist bombings carried out in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, the last of which was in 1997. These attacks killed ...
The Irish Defence Forces have personnel serving in various UN operations across Lebanon, Syria and Israel. Some 342 of these personnel are currently serving in the United Nations Interim Force In ...
Irish military history timelines (2 C, 4 P) W. Irish war crimes (1 C, 1 P) ... Irish in the British Armed Forces; The Irish Sword; Irish Volunteers (18th century) J.