2nd_Brigade_(Ireland)

2nd Brigade (Ireland)

2nd Brigade (Ireland)

Brigade of the Irish Army

The 2nd Brigade (2 BDE) (known as 2nd (Eastern) Brigade until the 2012 reorganisation of the army) (Irish: 2ú Briogáid) is a brigade of the Irish Army. The brigade headquarters are in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin.[1]

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Cathal Brugha Barracks, home to the Irish Army's 2nd Brigade

2nd Brigade provides security to various vital installations in its area of responsibility, including; Government Buildings, Áras an Uachtaráin (Residence of the President), foreign embassies, Dublin Airport, Dublin Docks (Dublin Port, Dún Laoghaire) and Knock Airport.[2]

Units

  • Brigade HQ - Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin
  • 6 Infantry Battalion (Athlone)
  • 7 Infantry Battalion (Dublin)
  • 27 Infantry Battalion (Dundalk)
  • 28 Infantry Battalion (Ballyshannon)
  • 2 Artillery Regiment (Athlone)
  • 2 Cavalry Squadron (Dublin)
  • 2 Communication and Information Services Company (Dublin)
  • 2 Engineer Group (Athlone)
  • 2 Supply & Transport Group (Athlone)
  • 2 Ordnance Group (Athlone)
  • 2 Military Police Company (Dublin)

Barracks

Training Facilities

References

  1. [1]
    "Army". www.military.ie.
  2. [2]
    "2nd Brigade". Defence Forces Ireland. Retrieved 31 July 2016.


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