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

The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (COS) (Шаблон:Lang-ga) 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]

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

Position Abbreviation Photograph Incumbent Branch
Chief of Staff COS Файл:Brigadier General Seán Clancy, GOC Air Corps.jpg Файл:Ireland-AirForce-OF-8.png Lieutenant General Seán Clancy Файл:Badge of the Irish Air Corps.svg Air Corps
Deputy Chief of Staff Operations D COS Ops Файл:IE-Army-OF7.png Major General Anthony McKenna Файл:Badge of the Irish Defence Forces.svg Army
Deputy Chief of Staff Support D COS Sp Файл:IE-Army-OF7.png Major General Adrian Ó Murchú Файл:Badge of the Irish Defence Forces.svg Army
Assistant Chief of Staff ACOS Файл:IE-Army-OF6.png Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy Файл:Badge of the Irish Defence Forces.svg Army

Overseas

Deputy Military Advisor to UN Office of Military Affairs Файл:Photo Review 2009 (4192581741) (cropped).jpg Файл:IE-Army-OF7.png Major General Maureen O'Brien Файл:Badge of the Irish Defence Forces.svg Army
Irish Military Representative to the EUMC Файл:Brigadier General Philip Brennan.jpg Файл:IE-Army-OF6.png Brigadier General Philip Brennan Файл:Badge of the Irish Defence Forces.svg 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]

Position Branch Abbreviation Photograph Incumbent
General Officer Commanding Файл:Southern Brigade Flash.svg 1st Brigade (Army) GOC 1 Brigade Файл:IE-Army-OF6.png Brigadier General Brian Cleary
General Officer Commanding Файл:Eastern Brigade (Irish Army).svg 2nd Brigade (Army) GOC 2 Brigade Файл:IE-Army-OF6.png Brigadier General Tony Cudmore
General Officer Commanding Файл:Defence Forces Training Centre.png Defence Forces Training Centre (Army) GOC DFTC Файл:IE-Army-OF6.png Brigadier General Brendan McGuinness
General Officer Commanding Файл:Badge of the Irish Air Corps.svg Air Corps GOC Air Corps Файл:Ireland-AirForce-OF-6.svg Brigadier General Rory O'Connor
Flag Officer Commanding Файл:Badge of the Irish Naval Service.svg Naval Service FOCNS Файл:Commodore Michael Malone.png Файл:IE Navy Rank Insignia-Cdre.svg Commodore Michael Malone

List of Irish Chiefs of Staff

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See also

References

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