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List Of Irish Military Installations
This is a list of Irish military installations occupied by the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces (including Irish Army, Army, Irish Air Corps, Air Corps, Irish Naval Service, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces) in the Republic of Ireland by Provinces of Ireland, province and overseas. The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. Connacht *Renmore Barracks, Renmore, County Galway *Reserve Defence Forces, RDF Clifden, County Galway *RDF Boyle, County Roscommon, Boyle, County Roscommon *RDF Sligo, County Sligo *Carnagh Rifle Range, County Roscommon *Oranmore Rifle Range, County Galway Leinster *Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin *McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin *St Bricin's Military Hospital, Dublin 7 *Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin *Defence Forces Training Centre, DFTC, Curragh Camp, County Kildare *Department of Defence (Ireland), Department of Defence Headquarters, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Forces (Ireland)
The Defence Forces (, officially styled ) derives its origins from the Irish Volunteers. Whilst the Irish for ''Defence Forces'' is , as Ó Cearúil (1999) points out, the Defence Forces are officially styled . is used in other contexts (e.g. is ''Defence Force Regulations'') as well as having a defined meaning in legislation. 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. All Defence Forces officers hold their commission from the President, but in practice, the Minister for Defence acts on the President's behalf and reports to the Government of Ireland. The Minister for Defence is advised by the Council of Defence on the business of the Department of Defence. As of December 2023, there were 7,550 permanent personnel in the Defence Forces out of an established strength of 9,500, a decrease from September 2020 when there were 8,529 pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ireland, city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685. The county was based on the historic Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, Ossory (''Osraighe''), which was coterminous with the Bishop of Ossory, Diocese of Ossory. Geography and subdivisions Kilkenny is the 16th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties by area and the 21st-largest in terms of population. It is the third-largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size, the seventh-largest in terms of population, and has a population density of 50 people per km2. Kilkenny borders five counties – County Tipperary, Tipperary to the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephens Barracks
Stephens Barracks () is a military installation in Kilkenny, Ireland. History The barracks were built by James Switzer (then spelled Switser) on land provided by the Earl of Ormond as part of the response to the Irish Rebellion and completed between 1800 and 1803. The site was provided by William Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond on the North East of the city. Construction was to a standard plan similar to barracks being built in Templemore and Mullingar. On completion, sufficient material remained to construct “an asylum to cater for the needs of twenty women”, the present day Switser's Home in Kilkenny. A garrison church was added in 1852. Married quarters were provided to the east of the barracks in the 1850s, continuing in their original use until 1995 when they were handed over to Kilkenny Corporation for redevelopment as local authority housing. Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty the barracks was handed over to the forces of the Irish Free State in 1922 and renamed after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newbridge, County Kildare
Newbridge, officially known by its Irish language, Irish name Droichead Nua (), is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards, and grew rapidly alongside a military barracks which opened in the early 19th century. Taking on the name Newbridge (''An Droichead Nua'') in the 20th century, the town expanded to support the local catchment, and also as a commuter town for Dublin. Doubling in population during the 20 years between 1991 and 2011, its population of 24,366 in 2022 makes it the second largest town in Kildare and the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, sixteenth-largest in Ireland. Name The Irish language name of the town is the official name, "An Droichead Nua", meaning simply "The New Bridge" and was introduced in the 1930s. Noble and Keenan's map of Kildare 1752, drawn before the town was started, marks 'The New Bridge' in the vicinity of 'Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Defence (Ireland)
The Department of Defence () is the Department of State (Ireland), department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for preserving peace and security in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and administers the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces. The department is led by the Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence. Departmental team The official headquarters of the department are at Station Road, Newbridge, County Kildare. The departmental team consists of the following: *Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence: Simon Harris, Teachta Dála, TD **Minister of State at the Department of Defence: Thomas Byrne (Meath politician), Thomas Byrne, TD *Secretary General of the Department: Jacqui McCrum History The Department of Defence was created at the very first meeting of Dáil Éireann on 21 January 1919. The Ministers and Secretaries Acts, Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, passed soon after the establishment of the Irish Free State in 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kildare
County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census. Geography and subdivisions Kildare is the 24th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and the seventh-largest in terms of population. It is the eighth largest of Leinster's twelve counties in size, and the second largest in terms of population. It is bordered by the counties of County Carlow, Carlow, County Laois, Laois, County Meath, Meath, County Offaly, Offaly, South Dublin and County Wicklow, Wicklow. As an inland county, Kildare is generally a lowland region. The county's highest points are the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains bordering to the east. The highest point in Kildare is Cupidstown Hill on the border w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curragh Camp
The Curragh Camp () is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel. History Longstanding military heritage The Curragh has historically been a military assembly area, owing to the wide expanse of plain. In 1599, Henry Harvey noted "a better place for the deploying of an Army I never beheld." However, the Curragh's history goes further back; it is mentioned in the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' that Lóegaire Lorc, the king of Ireland, was slain on the Curragh by Cobthach Cóel Breg. Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel chose the Curragh as a muster point for the cause of James II during the Williamite War in Ireland. In 1783, a review of the Irish Volunteers raised to assist in the defence of the country while Great Britain was at war with America held on the Curragh attracted upwards of 50,000 spectators. It was also a muster point durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Forces Training Centre
The Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC) (, ''ATÓÉ'') is the principal training centre for the Irish Army and other branches of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces, headquartered at the Curragh Camp that serves to provide education and training to recruits and officers. The DFTC also encompasses Glen of Imaal in County Wicklow, which is the primary artillery and anti-tank firing range for the army. It primarily comprises the Military College, with various schools, alongside additional specialised schools. It also hosts some specialised army units. DFTC is home to 2,000 military personnel. Training facilities As part of the DFTC a number of training establishments operate to train new members of the Defence Forces. Military College The Military College is the principal educational facility for the training of cadets, NCOs and senior officers of the Defence Forces, and is the main training unit of the DFTC. Founded in 1930 the college comprises a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Dublin
County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Until 1994, County Dublin (excluding the city) was a single Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government area; in that year, the county council was divided into three new administrative counties: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. The three administrative counties together with Dublin City proper form a NUTS III NUTS statistical regions of Ireland, statistical region of Ireland (coded IE061). County Dublin remains a single administrative unit for the purposes of the courts (including the Dublin County Sheriff, but excluding the bailiwick of the Dublin City Sheriff) and Dublin County combined with Dublin City forms the Judicial County of Dublin, including Dublin Circuit Court, the Dublin County Registrar and the Dublin Metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casement Aerodrome
Casement Aerodrome () or Baldonnel Aerodrome is a military airbase to the southwest of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland situated off the N7 road (Ireland), N7 main roads in Ireland, road route to the south and south west. It is the headquarters and the sole airfield of the Irish Air Corps, and is also used for other government purposes. The airport is the property of the Irish Department of Defence (Ireland), Department of Defence. Baldonnel Aerodrome is also the home of the Garda Air Support Unit. History The airfield was first laid out in 1917 and was used by the Royal Flying Corps (soon to become the Royal Air Force). It was part of the RAF's RAF Ireland, Ireland Command. In 1919, civilian flights commenced, with a service from London. The aerodrome was originally run by two pilots from the Royal Air Force. The airfield was the one from which the first successful east–west Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic crossing by a Junkers W33 aeroplane, the ''Bremen (aircraft), Bremen'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Bricin's Military Hospital
St Bricin's Military Hospital () is a military hospital in Arbour Hill, an inner city area of Dublin, Ireland, serving members of the Irish Defence Forces and under the administration of the Army's Medical Corps. History The hospital was founded as Arbour Hill Military Hospital and built in three stages from 1902 replacing an older military hospital on the site. Designed by the Royal Engineers of the British Army, it was named the King George V Hospital (‘KGVH’) to mark the 1911 coronation and Irish visit of the king before it opened in 1913 and was administered by the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). It was part of an extensive complex of British military and support facilities west of Dublin city centre for the British garrison in Ireland. This included the Royal Barracks, to which it was connected by a tunnel via Arbour Hill Detention Barracks (built to hold military offenders), Marlborough Barracks, Montpelier Hill Barracks and Isolation Hospital, and the Royal Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
