Infantry Corps (Ireland)

Infantry Corps (Ireland)

1st Infantry Battalion - Galway
3rd Infantry Battalion - Kilkenny
6th Infantry Battalion - Athlone
12th Infantry Battalion - Limerick
27th Infantry Battalion - Dundalk
28th Infantry Battalion - Bundoran/Ballyshannon
1st Mechanised Infantry Company, DFTC - Kildare
Gormanston Camp Infantry Company - Gormanston Camp

The Irish Army Infantry Corps is the largest component of the Irish Army. Infantry soldiers 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 (ATCP) such as providing escorts to cash, prisoner or explosive shipments, patrols of vital state installations and border patrols, including check points.

The infantry corps consists of a total of six battalions. A single company, 1st Mechanised Infantry Company has replaced the single B company of 3rd Infantry Battalion that was stationed at the Defence Force Training Centre, that served as the training unit for the Mowag APC. The Gormanston Camp Infantry Company (Correct name not given yet) has replaced the single B Company of the 5th Infantry Battalion was stationed at gormanston camp,that served as the training unit for air-ground and air-defence.