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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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
The Service Medal (Irish: An Bonn Seirbhíse) is a military decoration of the Republic of Ireland, it is awarded to members of the permanent Defence Forces for 10 years or more of service. The service medal was instituted on 13 December 1944 by the Irish government. The design has remained the same since. [1]
The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) (Irish: An Bonn Seirbhíse Dearscna) is a military decoration issued by the Irish Government. After the Military Medal for Gallantry (An Bonn Míleata Calmachta), it is the next highest award of the Military awards and decorations of Ireland .
The medal is bronze and takes the shape of an eight-pointed star 35 mm (1.4 in) wide. The obverse of the medal depicts Cúchulainn in death in the centre of the medal. The reverse is blank so that the deceased soldier's name, army number, and date and location of death may be engraved. [1] The medal hangs from a ribbon 35 mm (1.4 in) wide.