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Newbridge
Co. Kildare
W12 AD93

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Strategy Statement 2016 - 2019
This Strategy Statement encompasses the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces and establishes the High Level Goal of the Defence Organisation.

Irish Defence Forces

The Irish Defence Forces consist of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) and the Reserve Defence Force (RDF). The PDF includes the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. The Reserve Defence Force comprises the First Line Reserve, the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve.   The Defence Forces operate their own website at www.military.ie. There you can find details on careers in the Defence Forces, publications, press releases, military archives and 1916 Commemoration information.
An Cosantóir is the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and has a website at www.dfmagazine.ie
Department of Defence, Station Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. W12 AD93. Phone 353 45 492000