Defence Forces of Ireland
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The Defence Forces of Ireland are the military organization of the Republic of Ireland, responsible for national defense, peacekeeping missions, and aid to the civil power at home and abroad.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish Defence Forces | 10 |
| Defence Forces of Ireland canonical | 3 |
| Irish Army | 2 |
| Defence Forces (Ireland) | 1 |
| Irish Air Corps | 1 |
| Irish Defence Forces (for security matters) | 1 |
| permanent Defence Forces of the Irish Free State | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Constitution of Ireland
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Defence Forces of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
Óglaigh na hÉireann ⓘ |
| commanderRole | Commander-in-Chief ⓘ |
| commanderTitle |
Chief of Staff
ⓘ
Minister for Defence ⓘ President of Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| doctrine | military neutrality ⓘ |
| established | 1922 ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Dublin
ⓘ
McKee Barracks ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Defence Act 1954 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
European Union military operations
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union Common Security and Defence Policy missions
United Nations ⓘ |
| motto |
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Forógra na Poblachta (Proclamation of the Republic) reference "Óglaigh na hÉireann"
|
| nativeName | Óglaigh na hÉireann ⓘ |
| origin | National Army of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
EU-led military operations
ⓘ
Partnership for Peace activities ⓘ United Nations peace operations ⓘ
surface form:
UN peacekeeping operations
|
| peacetimeRole |
assistance in natural disasters
ⓘ
explosive ordnance disposal ⓘ fishery protection ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ support to Garda Síochána ⓘ |
| policy | non-membership of NATO ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
defence of the state
ⓘ
international peace support operations ⓘ support to civil authorities ⓘ |
| role |
aid to the civil power
ⓘ
crisis management ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ national defence ⓘ peacekeeping ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
air forces
ⓘ
land forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| specialUnit | Army Ranger Wing ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Army Reserve
ⓘ
Irish Air Corps ⓘ Irish Air Corps ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Army
Irish Naval Service ⓘ Naval Service Reserve ⓘ Reserve Defence Forces ⓘ Special Operations Force ⓘ |
| symbol | Irish tricolour ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irish Air Corps
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Defence Forces (Ireland)
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
permanent Defence Forces of the Irish Free State
subject surface form:
RBS 70
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
subject surface form:
National Army (Irish Free State)
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
subject surface form:
National Army (Irish Free State)
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces (for security matters)
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Irish Army
this entity surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
Irish Army