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The Irish state has a long-standing policy of non-belligerence in armed conflicts, including neutrality in World War II.Ireland's military capabilities are modest. However, the state has a long history of involvement in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
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 ...
The defence sector refers to the total number of personnel of the Irish Defence Forces, which consists of the Irish Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. Personnel numbers for each of the three services is as follows: [1] Irish Army: 7,821; Naval Service: 1,084; Air Corps: 748; State spending on defence totalled €895 million for 2016. [3]
This is a list of Irish military installations occupied by the Defence Forces (including Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces) in the Republic of Ireland by province and overseas. The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. [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 military budget was €1.005 Billion in 2007 (estimated) and €1.354 Billion in 2010. [3] By 2015 the budget had been cut to €885 Million and was projected to stay at that level until 2017 according to a report by the Department of Finance. [4] The Department oversees the operations of the Irish Defence Forces whose roles are:
The AWM entered service in 2011. The Irish Army version is chambered for the .338 Lapua Magnum round. [3] Machine guns; FN MAG Belgium: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: The FN MAG entered service in 1964 with the Defence Forces and is in use with all service branches and a number of Army Corps.
Military Aviation in Ireland, 1921-45. University College Dublin Press. ISBN 9781906359485. MacCarron, Donal (2012). The Irish Defence Forces since 1922. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781780963914. McIvor, Aidan (1994). A History of the Irish Naval Service. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9780716525233