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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]
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]
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.
The barracks were taken over by the Irish Army at that time and then renamed Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa after Liam Mellows, an Irish Republican, in 1952. [5] The barracks are now home to the 1st Infantry Battalion. [5] In August 2024, army chaplain Paul Murphy was stabbed outside the entrance to the barracks. [6] A teenage boy was arrested at the ...
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 ...
The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) (Irish: Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm, [6] "SFA") is the special operations force of the Irish Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. In late 2023, it was reported that the unit was to be renamed the Ireland Special Operations Force (IRL-SOF). [ 7 ]
Sarsfield Barracks. Strand Barracks. Categories: Military of the Republic of Ireland. Military installations of Ireland.
Pages in category "Military of the Republic of Ireland". The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Defence Forces (Ireland)