Irish_Defence_Forces_Chief_of_Staff

Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)

Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)

Senior military officer in the Irish army

The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (COS) (Irish: Ceann Foirne na bhFórsaí Cosanta) is charged with the executive management of the Irish Defence Forces, and is the most senior military officer of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps branches. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President of Ireland, who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces, on the recommendation of the Minister for Defence subject to the approval of the Government of Ireland. The office of the Chief of Staff consists of his personal staff, a strategic planning office, a public relations section and the military judge.[1]

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The office of the General Staff are located at the DF/DoD HQ in Newbridge, County Kildare

The Defence Forces Chief of Staff sits on the government's National Security Committee (NSC).[2]

The Chief of Staff delegates remaining executive duties to two deputy chiefs of staff (who hold the rank of major general or equivalent) and one assistant chief of staff (brigadier general or equivalent);

  • The Deputy Chief of Staff Operations (D COS Ops) is tasked with operational matters.
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff Support (D COS Sp) is tasked with military support matters.
  • The Assistant Chief of Staff Support (ACOS Sp) is also tasked with military support matters.[1]

The current Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces is Lieutenant General Seán Clancy. Clancy assumed the role on 29 September 2021.

Current General Staff of the Defence Forces

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Overseas

Deputy Military Advisor to UN Office of Military Affairs Major General Maureen O'Brien Army
Irish Military Representative to the EUMC Brigadier General Philip Brennan Army


Brigade Commanders

The country is divided into two areas for administrative and operational reasons, and in each area there is an Irish Army infantry brigade. The two brigade group structure envisages distinct operational areas of responsibility for each of the brigades and is supported in their responsibilities by the Naval Service and Air Corps. Each of the Brigade formations and the Air Corps are commanded by a Brigadier General, while the Naval Service is commanded by a Commodore;[3]

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List of Irish Chiefs of Staff

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Official Defence Forces website - General Staff > Chief of Staff". Military.ie. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Department of Defence and Defence Forces. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Defence Forces Brigade Commanders". military.ie. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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