The Reserve Defence Forces is the title given to the reserve components of the Irish Defence Forces. It comprises of the Army reserve (AR) and the Naval service reserve (NSR). The Irish Defence Forces are the army, navy and air force of the Republic of Ireland. ...
It was established on October 1st 2005 and replaced the second line reserve or An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA) in the case of the AR and Slua Muirí in the case of the NSR. An Fórsa Cosanta Ãitiúil (FCA) is also known as The Reserve Defence Force (RDF) The Army Reserve is part of the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) of Ireland, the other element being the Naval Reserve (An Slua Muiri in Irish). ... An Slua MuirÃ, or the Naval Service Reserve, is the second line reserve of the Irish Naval Service. ...
Organisation
Three Reserve Infantry Brigades with an establishment of 9,292 personnel.
An Integrated Reserve totalling 2,656 personnel, forming part of the regular army unit structure.
The Naval Service Reserve with an establishment of 400 and organised into two groups, each consisting of two companies.
External links and sources
Official Irish Defense Forces site - Reserve Forces homepage
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