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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]
List of Irish military casualties overseas. This is a list of Irish military personnel of the Defence Forces who have died while serving overseas . Since the 1960s, 88 personnel (87 from the Irish Army and one from the Air Corps) have died in overseas deployments. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Fatalities have primarily occurred as part of United Nations ...
Renmore Barracks features a museum that recalls the history of the Connaught Rangers, as well as Renmore Barracks' later role as home to the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Irish Army. Irish soldiers engaging in UN Peacekeeping in Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon, Chad and Afghanistan are remembered at the Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Museum.
Since Ireland joined the United Nations in 1955, the Army has been deployed on many peacekeeping missions. The first of these took place in 1958 when a small number of observers were sent to Lebanon. A total of 86 Irish soldiers have died in the service of the United Nations since 1960 (see List of Irish military casualties overseas). [27]
Aiken Barracks ( Irish: Dún Mhic Aogáin) is an army barracks located in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The barracks was originally known as Dundalk Barracks and was renamed after Frank Aiken, a commander of the Irish Republican Army and an Irish politician. It is the current Headquarters of the 27 Infantry Battalion of the Irish Army .
Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates . The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [ note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014.
Collins Barracks (Irish: Dún Uí Choileáin) [1] is a military barracks on the Old Youghal Road on the north side of Cork in Ireland.Originally serving as a British military barracks from the early 19th century, it was handed-over to the Irish military following the Irish War of Independence, and remains the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the Irish Army. [2]
The barracks, originally called New Barracks, were built on land leased from a Mr J.T. Monsell and were completed in 1795. [1] The barracks were handed over to the Irish Army following Irish Independence and renamed Sarsfield Barracks after Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite, in 1926. [2] The barracks remain in use and are currently the headquarters ...