Corps of Engineers (Ireland)
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The Corps of Engineers is the military engineering branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland. The Corps is responsible for combat engineering, construction engineering, and fire fighting services within
Engineers constructing Camp Clara in Liberia
Detonation of explosives (demolition) in the Glen of Imaal for training purposes
Bridge building
Demolition using Hayrick shaped charges
Irish Army
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The Irish Army is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. As well as maintaining its primary roles of defending the State and internal security within the State, since 1958 the Army has h
Corps of Engineers (Ireland)
…of the combat engineers is to provide engineering on the battlefield; the Corps has successfully leveraged its skill and expertise in several of the Irish Army's deployments on United Nations operations. Following the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922 General Routine Orders were issued…
Rolls-Royce armoured cars during the Civil War
![Volunteer Force recruitment poster, 1930s. The Irish reads: ‘Tar asteach ins na h-Óglaigh’, which means: ‘Come into the Volunteer [army]’](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/OglaighNaHEireann_IrishArmy_PreEmergency_RecruitmentPoster_LOWRES.jpg/500px-OglaighNaHEireann_IrishArmy_PreEmergency_RecruitmentPoster_LOWRES.jpg)
Volunteer Force recruitment poster, 1930s. The Irish reads: ‘Tar asteach ins na h-Óglaigh’, which means: ‘Come into the Volunteer [army]’
Irish ONUC troops (36 Bn) man a position over the Elizabeth road tunnel during the Congo Crisis, December 1961 (Image: Defence Forces)
Irish troops serving with UNIFIL in 2013