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Tánaiste visits the Ploughing Championships 2023

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence at the 2023 National Ploughing Championships

Featured stories

  • Image: Tánaiste reviews Irish troops heading for service with UNDOF
    Tánaiste reviews Irish troops heading for service with UNDOF

    68th Infantry Group will deploy for service with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

  • Image: Tánaiste welcomes rollout of private secondary medical care to enlisted personnel
    Tánaiste welcomes rollout of private secondary medical care to enlisted personnel

    This will be of great benefit to all personnel in the Permanent Defence Force

  • Image: Minister for Defence welcomes the arrival of the first of two Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
    Minister for Defence welcomes the arrival of the first of two Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    The aircraft will be used in maritime surveillance, search and rescue, and other roles.

Publications

  • Department of Defence and Defence Forces Annual Report 2022

    30 August 2023

  • External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces (Non Statutory) Terms of Reference – July 2023

    12 July 2023

  • Annual Report in relation to Protected Disclosures 2022

    29 June 2023

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Press releases

  • Tánaiste reviews Irish troops heading for service with UNDOF

    15 September 2023

  • Tánaiste welcomes rollout of private secondary medical care to enlisted personnel

    14 September 2023

  • Tánaiste welcomes the publication of the Department of Defence and Defence Forces Annual Report 2022

    30 August 2023

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Speeches

  • Remarks by the Tánaiste at the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy in Cork

    22 June 2023

  • Remarks by the Tánaiste at the launch of the Be Summer Ready 2023 Campaign

    10 May 2023

  • Statement by the Tánaiste at PDFORRA Annual Delegate Conference 2023

    9 May 2023

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Policies

  • Defence
  • White Paper on Defence
  • High-level goal at the Department of Defence

Ministers

  • Image: Micheál Martin
    Micheál Martin

    Tánaiste,  Minister for Defence,  Minister for Foreign Affairs

  • Image: Peter Burke
    Peter Burke

    Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs

Senior management

  • Jacqui McCrum

    Secretary General of the Department of Defence

  • Clare Tiernan

    Assistant Secretary for Defence Capability (People)

  • Aileen Nolan

    Assistant Secretary Corporate Affairs

  • Bernie Maguire

    Assistant Secretary for Defence & Security Policy International & National

  • Eamonn Murtagh

    Assistant Secretary for Strategic Change & Capability Development

  • Director of Emergency, Operations and Infrastructure Oversight

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Contacts

Head Office, Department of Defence

Address:
Head Office, Department of Defence, Station Road, Newbridge , Co. Kildare , W12 AD93
Website:
www.gov.ie/defence
Email:
info@defence.ie
Phone number:
045 492000

Department of Defence (Galway)

Address:
Department of Defence, Áras an tSáile, Renmore , Galway , H91 AN2E
Website:
www.gov.ie/defence
Email:
info@defence.ie
Phone number:
091 743700

Civil Defence

Address:
Civil Defence, Benamore , Roscrea , E53 CY80
Website:
www.civildefence.ie
Email:
civildefence@defence.ie
Phone number:
0505 25310

Office of Emergency Planning

Address:
Office of Emergency Planning, National Emergency Coordination Centre, Agriculture House (2 East), Kildare Street , Dublin 2 , D02 WK12
Website:
www.emergencyplanning.ie
Email:
oep@defence.ie
Phone number:
01 2373800

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