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Be Winter Ready

Be Prepared, Stay Safe and know where to find help should you need it.

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    Minister Coveney marks arrival of 3 new PC-12s at Baldonnell

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    Civil Defence - Towards 2030

    This policy document, which is the outcome of a review initiated in September 2018, sets out Civil ...

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    Latest release of material from the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection

    Online launch of the latest release of material from the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions ...

Publications

  • Defence Sector Action Plan - Building Momentum

    8 October 2021

  • Support for Enterprise, Research and Innovation in Defence

    29 June 2021

  • Department of Defence and Defence Forces Annual Report 2020

    28 June 2021

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Press releases

  • Press Release: Minister for Defence and Foreign Affairs ...

    17 January 2022

  • Minister for Defence Simon Coveney announces positive ...

    18 December 2021

  • Provision of Additional Funding from the Dormant Accounts ...

    17 December 2021

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Speeches

  • Minister Naughton - Be Winter Ready 2021/22 launch speech

    17 November 2021

  • Minister Heydon - Be Winter Ready 2021/22 launch speech

    17 November 2021

  • Speech by Minister Coveney for the launch of the ‘Be ...

    17 November 2021

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    Simon Coveney

    Minister for Defence,  Minister for Foreign Affairs

Senior management

  • Jacqui McCrum

    Secretary General of the Department of Defence

  • Robert Mooney

    Assistant Secretary for Strategic Planning, Capability Development and Corporate Support

  • Ciarán Murphy

    Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Legislation

  • Clare Tiernan

    Acting Assistant Secretary for Defence Capability (People)

  • Aileen Nolan

    Acting 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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