Army Corps - Infantry
These "foot soldiers", are the backbone of all armies. The infantry corps are regarded as operational troops who must be prepared for tactical deployment in any location at short notice.
In wartime this means that they will be among the front line troops in the defence of the State.
In peacetime however they can be seen daily performing operational duties in Aid to the Civil Power such as providing escorts to cash, prisoner or explosive shipments, patrols of vital state installations and border patrols, including check points.
The Infantry Battalion
There are three Infantry Battalions in the Infantry Brigade.
Each battalion consists of three rifle companies, one support company and a headquarters company.
Each rifle company contains three rifle platoons and one weapons platoon with anti armour, heavy machine gun and mortar elements.
The support company contains anti-armour, heavy machine gun, mortar, assault pioneer and reconnaisance elements.
The headquarters company contains administrative, logistics, communications, and transport elements.
Infantry Weapons & Equipment
The infantry Corps operates several weapons systems:
1 Infantry Battalion, Dún Uí Mhaoiliosa, Galway
2 Infantry Battalion,
4 Infantry Battalion, Collins Barracks, Cork.
28 Infantry Battalion, Letterkenny, Donegal