About  The Defence Forces

The Defence Forces participate in multinational peace support, crisis management and humanitarian relief operations in support of the United Nations and under UN mandate, including regional security missions authorised by the UN. Since 1958, the Defence Forces have a continuous presence on peace support operations. Defence Forces personnel are deployed to mission areas on Mainland Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, where two Infantry Battalions are currently deployed with UNIFIL in Lebanon and UNDOF in Syria.The Defence Forces offer employment opportunities with our Army, Air Corps, and Naval Service for non-graduates, graduates, and early school leavers (post Junior Certificate). The Defence Forces also offer employment opportunities for Direct Entry for those that possess a trade or qualification such as Marine Engineering, Carpenters, Medical Doctors, & many more. You can be more, more than you ever dreamed, you can be at the edge of your seat, be overseas, be playing sports, be qualified in a trade or skill, be a better stronger person, whatever you want to be, BE MORE with the Irish Defence Forces.