2nd Brigade (Ireland)

2nd Brigade
Irish: 2ú Briogáid
2nd Brigade shoulder flash
Country Ireland
BranchArmy
Part of Defence Forces
Garrison/HQCathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin
Websitewww.military.ie/en/who-we-are/army/2-brigade/
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General Tony Cudmore
Insignia
Flag
Cathal Brugha Barracks, home to the Irish Army's 2nd Brigade

The 2nd Brigade (2 BDE) (known as 2nd (Eastern) Brigade until the 2012 reorganisation of the army) (Irish: 2ú Briogáid) is a brigade of the Irish Army. The brigade headquarters are in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin.[1]

2nd Brigade provides security to various vital installations in its area of responsibility, including; Government Buildings, Áras an Uachtaráin (Residence of the President), foreign embassies, Dublin Airport, Dublin Docks (Dublin Port, Dún Laoghaire) and Ireland West Airport.[2]

Units

  • Brigade HQ - Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin
  • 6 Infantry Battalion (Athlone)
  • 7 Infantry Battalion (Dublin)
  • 27 Infantry Battalion (Dundalk)
  • 28 Infantry Battalion (Ballyshannon)
  • 2 Artillery Regiment (Athlone)
  • 2 Cavalry Squadron (Dublin)
  • 2 Communication and Information Services Company (Dublin)
  • 2 Engineer Group (Athlone)
  • 2 Supply & Transport Group (Athlone)
  • 2 Ordnance Group (Athlone)
  • 2 Military Police Company (Dublin)

Barracks

Training Facilities

References

  1. ^ "Army". www.military.ie.
  2. ^ "2nd Brigade". Defence Forces Ireland. Retrieved 31 July 2016.


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