|
1913 |
Inaugural
meeting of The Irish Volunteers (25
November). |
|
1916 |
Easter Rising
begins (24 April). |
|
1919 |
Opening of
First Dail (21 January),
Establishment of Irish Republican
Army, War of Independence begins. |
|
1921 |
Truce comes
into effect (11 July). Treaty signed
in London (6 December). |
|
1922 |
Dail approves
Treaty (7 January). Beggars Bush
Barracks taken over by Irish forces
(31 January). Civil War begins with
shelling of Four Courts (28 June) |
|
1923 |
Aikens` order
to the AntiTreaty forces to 'dump
arms' ends the Civil War (24 May).
First Defence Forces (Temporary
Provisions) Act brought into force
(3 August). |
|
1924 |
Army Mutiny
(March). |
|
1926 |
First Cadets
(Air Corps) enter the Defence Forces
(12 April). Military Mission to the
USA (August). |
|
1927 |
'A' Reserve
established (16 May). |
|
1928 |
Temporary
Plans Division established
(January). 'B' Reserve established
(10 January). First Army Cadets
enter the Defence Forces (1
February). Col Fitzmaurice flies
Atlantic on "Bremen" (12 April). |
|
1929 |
Volunteer
Reserve including Officer Training
Camps (OTC) established (18
October). |
|
1930 |
Military
College established (6 October) |
|
1934 |
Volunteer
Force established (19 February). |
|
1935 |
Volunteer
Reserve (6 February) and OTC (1 1
July) disbanded. Regiment Án
Phiarsaig established (6 November). |
|
1936 |
Air Corps
Apprentice School established (19
March). |
|
1938 |
Treaty Forts
taken over from British (11 July). |
|
1939 |
Reserve called
out on Permanent Service (1
September). |
|
1940 |
Local Security
Force (LSF) established (28 May).
State of Emergency declared (7
June). Recruiting begins (10 June).
Marine and Coastwatching Service
established (3 September).
Construction Corps established (1
October). |
|
1941 |
Local Defence
Force (LDF) established (1 January). |
|
1942 |
Marine Service
established (17 July). Blackwater
maneuvers (17 August - 27
September). |
|
1945 |
Demobilisation
begins (1 November). |
|
1946 |
'Emergency'
ends (2 September). |
|
1947 |
Establishment
of First-Line Army Reserve and
Second-Line Army Reserve (An Fórsa
Cosanta Áitiúil - FCÁ) (1 January). |
|
1949 |
Republic of
Ireland declared (18 April). |
|
1955 |
Defence Act
brought into force (1 January).
Ireland joins The United Nations (14
December). |
|
1956 |
Army
Apprentice School established (16
August). |
|
1958 |
UNOGIL
(Lebanon) - First participation in
UN operations (28 June). UNTSO
(December). |
|
1959 |
Integration of
FCÁ (1 October). |
|
1960 |
ONUC - 32th
Infantry Battalion departs for the
Congo (27 July). |
|
1961 |
Lt Gen Sean
MacEoin DSM, appointed Force
Commander ONUC (1 January 1961 - 29
March 1962). Observer Corps
established (4 August). |
|
1964 |
UNFICYP - 40th
Infantry Battalion arrives in Cyprus
(9 April). |
|
1967 |
First class of
Zambian Cadets arrive (17 October). |
|
1969 |
Troops move to
border area - field hospitals and
refugee centres set up (13 & 14
August). UCG - Cadets go to
University for the first time (1
October). |
|
1973 |
Establishment
of 27th and 28th Infantry Battalions
(1 September). UNEF - 25th Infantry
Group arrive in Cairo (30 October). |
|
1974 |
Repatriation
of 26th Infantry Group from Cyprus
due to Dublin bombings (22 May). |
|
1976 |
Establishment
of 29th Infantry Battalion (5
October). |
|
1977 |
Establishment
of 30th Infantry Battalion (20
June). |
|
1978 |
UNIFIL -
Advance, party of 43rd Infantry
Battalion arrive in Haris, South
Lebanon (25 May). P.R. 1 published
(3 September). |
|
1979 |
FCÁ separated
from PDF (26 September). |
|
1980 |
First Female
Cadets join the Defence Forces (10
March). Army Ranger Wing established
(16 March). |
|
1998 |
Reorganisation
of the Defence Forces (November). |
