2nd Brigade (Ireland)

2nd Brigade
Irish: 2ú Briogáid
2nd Brigade shoulder flash
Country	Ireland
Branch	Army
Part of	Defence Forces
Garrison/HQ	Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Michael Beary^[1]
Insignia
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Cathal Brugha Barracks, home to the Irish Army's 2nd Brigade

The 2nd Brigade (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.^[2]

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 Knock Airport.^[3]

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

McKee Barracks, Dublin 7
St Bricins Hospital, Dublin
Gormanston Camp in Co. Meath
Aiken Barracks, Dundalk
Custume Barracks, Athlone
Finner Camp in Ballyshannon^[4]

Training Facilities

References

↑ "General Officer Commanding 2 Brigade". Irish Defence Forces. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
↑ http://www.military.ie/army/organisation/2nd-brigade
↑ "2nd Brigade". Defence Forces Ireland. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
↑ http://www.military.ie/en/info-centre/how-we-are-organised/

Irish Army & Army Reserve

Army Brigades	1st Brigade 2nd Brigade Defence Forces Training Centre

Army Corps	Infantry Corps Cavalry Corps Artillery Corps Communications & Information Services Corps Corps of Engineers Ordnance Corps Medical Corps Transport Corps Military Police Corps

Specialised Units	Army Ranger Wing Directorate of Military Intelligence

Bases & Facilities	Aiken Barracks Cathal Brugha Barracks Collins Barracks, Cork Custume Barracks Curragh Camp Finner Camp Glen of Imaal Gormanston Camp McKee Barracks Renmore Barracks Sarsfield Barracks St Bricin's Military Hospital Stephens Barracks

Leadership	Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (General Staff)

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