History UsefulNotes / PaddiesWithPropellerPlanes

* ''The Siege Of Jadotville'', a Netflix original film, is a fictionalised version of the Irish Army's CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Heavily outnumbered, they took on ten times their number and took no losses and few wounded before being forced to surrender.

Day to day, the Naval Service operates fishery patrols, though search and rescue and drug interdiction are part of their mandate.

* ''Film/{{Calvary}}'' has Milo tell Father James that he's considering enlisting. Indeed, in the film's final montage, Milo is seen being sworn in.

[[RunningGag The Air Corps exists only in name.]]

* ''Film/TheWindThatShakesTheBarley'': Teddy is commissioned in the newly-formed Army after the treaty is put into effect. In many ways, [[HeWhoFightsMonsters they act much like their former enemies]] when searching for anti-treaty rebels. Teddy is forced to execute his brother, Damien, by firing squad in the film's ending.

* ''Film/TheSnapper''. Sharon's older brother is a Corporal in the Army who has just returned from peacekeeping duties in Lebanon. He notes that he was given a gun, but no ammo.

Admittedly, the Irish Defence Forces aren't one of the best equipped forces around, or even produce their own equipment, but Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability.

* ''{{Mercenaries}}'' 2: World in Flames: Ewan Devlin, the Irish helicopter pilot you can recruit into your PMC got his start in the Irish military.

* The Infantry Corps, made up of 9 active battalions and 9 reserve battalions. The weaponry for the Infantry Corps comes from various sources, for example, the [[UsefulNotes/SwissWithArmyKnives Steyr AUG]] with optional[[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks M203]] is the main assault rifle, with [[UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht HK USP pistol]] as the main sidearm.

* The Infantry Corps, made up of 9 active battalions and 9 reserve battalions. The weaponry for the Infantry Corps comes from various sources, for example, the [[UsefulNotes/SwissWithArmyKnives Steyr AUG]] with permanently attached [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks M203]] is the main assault rifle, with [[UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht HK USP pistol]] as the main sidearm.

* ''Videogame/Mercenaries 2: World in Flames: Ewan Devlin, the Irish helicopter pilot you can recruit into your PMC got his start in the Irish military.

!! The Naval Service

Today's Air Corps has a few Pilatus PC-9 trainers (converted to light attack aircraft), helicopters, transports, and executive jets. Two aircraft evacuatee Irish nationals from Libya in 2011.

In fiction, the actual Irish Defence Forces aren't terribly likely to show up, as they haven't really done much besides the UN work. This isn't helped by the fact that Irish people with serious military inclinations tend to go to the [[BritsWithBattleships British armed forces]][[note]]While Ireland and the UK are separate sovereign states, UK law does not treat Ireland as a "foreign country."[[/note]], which promise more "action", or to the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion]] if they have serious political objections to serving the British Crown. Counter-terrorism for those occasions when UsefulNotes/TheTroubles spilled over into the Republic tended to be handled by the Gardaí. However, the Irish Defence Forces can trace their lineage back to the original Irish Republican Army, specifically the part of the IRA that pledged its loyalty to the Irish Free State/the pro-Treaty side of the [[UsefulNotes/IrishRevolution Irish Civil War.]]

In fiction, the actual Irish Defence Forces aren't terribly likely to show up, as they haven't really done much besides the UN work. This isn't helped by the fact that Irish people with serious military inclinations tend to go to the [[BritsWithBattleships British armed forces]][[note]]While Ireland and the UK are separate sovereign states, UK law does not treat Ireland as a "foreign country."[[/note]], which promise more "action", or to the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion]] if they have serious political objections to serving the British Crown. Counter-terrorism for those occasions when UsefulNotes/TheTroubles spilled over into the Republic tended to be handled by the Gardaí. However, the Irish Defence Forces can trace their lineage back to the original Irish Republican Army, specifically the part of the IRA that pledged its loyalty to the Irish Free State/the pro-Treaty side of the IrishCivilWar.

Admittedly, the Irish Defence Forces aren't one of the best equipped forces around, or even produce their own equipment, but ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability.

In fiction, the actual Irish Defence Forces aren't terribly likely to show up, as they haven't really done much besides the UN work. This isn't helped by the fact that Irish people with serious military inclinations tend to go to the [[BritsWithBattleships British armed forces]], which promise more "action", or to the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion]] if they have serious political objections to serving the British Crown. Counter-terrorism for those occasions when UsefulNotes/TheTroubles spilled over into the Republic tended to be handled by the Gardaí. However, the Irish Defence Forces can trace their lineage back to the original Irish Republican Army, specifically the part of the IRA that pledged its loyalty to the Irish Free State/the pro-Treaty side of the IrishCivilWar.

In fiction, the actual Irish Defence Forces aren't terribly likely to show up, as they haven't really done much besides the UN work. This isn't helped by the fact that Irish people with serious military inclinations tend to go to the [[BritsWithBattleships British armed forces]], which promise more "action", or to the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion]] if they have serious political objections to serving the British Crown. Counter-terrorism for those occasions when UseflNotes/TheTroubles spilled over into the Republic tended to be handled by the Gardaí. However, the Irish Defence Forces can trace their lineage back to the original Irish Republican Army, specifically the part of the IRA that pledged its loyalty to the Irish Free State/the pro-Treaty side of the IrishCivilWar.

In fiction, the actual Irish Defence Forces aren't terribly likely to show up, as they haven't really done much besides the UN work. This isn't helped by the fact that Irish people with serious military inclinations tend to go to the [[BritsWithBattleships British armed forces]], which promise more "action", or to the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion]] if they have serious political objections to serving the British Crown. Counter-terrorism for those occasions when TheTroubles spilled over into the Republic tended to be handled by the Gardaí. However, the Irish Defence Forces can trace their lineage back to the original Irish Republican Army, specifically the part of the IRA that pledged its loyalty to the Irish Free State/the pro-Treaty side of the IrishCivilWar.

The Defense forces main duty is to protect Ireland, in case neutrality fails to protect it. The Irish Defense Forces have maintained a presence in UnitedNations armed peacekeeping missions almost continuously since 1958, except for a four year period from 1974 to 1978.

In fiction, the actual Irish Defence Forces aren't terribly likely to show up, as they haven't really done much besides the UN work. Counter-terrorism for those occasions when TheTroubles spilled over into the Republic tended to be handled by the Gardaí. However, the Irish Defence Forces can trace their lineage back to the original Irish Republican Army, specifically the part of the IRA that pledged its loyalty to the Irish Free State/the pro-Treaty side of the IrishCivilWar.

''Óglaigh na hÉireann'', more commonly referred to as the Irish Defense Forces, are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Force that Defends Ireland.]] Composed of ''an tArm'', the Army; ''an tAerchór'', the Air Corps; and ''an tSeirbhís Cabhlaigh'', the Naval Service; the Irish Defense Forces boasts nearly 10,000 ([[LudicrousPrecision 9,981]], according to TheOtherWiki) active personnel, and 12,348 reserve personnel; and a €1 billion budget.

Admittedly, the Irish Defense Forces aren't one of the best equipped forces around, or even produce their own equipment, but ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability.

* The Cavalry Corps, which contrary to their name, do not use horses. Instead, they're in charge of the resident AwesomePersonnelCarrier, the [[UsefulNotes/SwissWithArmyKnives MOWAG Piranha]], the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenade Panhard AML armored cars]] and the resident TankGoodness, the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships FV101 Scorpion light tanks.]] (A light tank is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin really small tank]].)

* The Irish Army Ranger Wing, although technically part of the Infantry Corps, deserves it's own section. Created when several Irish Officers went to Ranger School in America, the Ranger Wing is [[ElitesAreMoreGlamourous the Special Operations team of the Irish Defence Forces.]] They use different equipment than the normal Infantry Corps, including [=HK416s=], an improved version of the M4 Carbine.