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This Irish soldier really "puts on the green."

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Why does Ireland need a military? To defend itself from leprechan uprisings?

Originally posted by themistocles
Why does Ireland need a military? To defend itself from leprechan uprisings?
I would guess to protect itself from the Britts.

Originally posted by themistocles
Why does Ireland need a military? To defend itself from leprechan uprisings?

yeah those leprachauns have tried to overthrow the irish govt. several times in "bloodless coups"

anyway to answer your question we need an army to: [from criminal's link]

The roles of the Defence Forces as decided by Government are:

to defend the State against armed aggression; this being a contingency, preparations for its implementation will depend on an on-going Government assessment of the security and defence environment;

to aid the civil power (meaning in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána, who have primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State);

to 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;

to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the EU;

to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service, Ministerial air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea.


also on tuesday's in my town, there is a strong army presence as that is the day that the army help with the transfer of money from banks

actual in 3rd year at school, irish army personnel came in to talk to my year and other years to everyone who's interested (needless to say, everyone went as they got off class) and the key role of the army is for peace missions under the UN mandate. We have had soldiers in Lebanon, Bosnia and other places. There has also been talk in newspapers about Irish troopes being involved with peace keeping missions in Iraq