<Tr> <Th> GOC 2nd Brigade </Th> <Td> Brigadier General Howard Berney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GOC DFTC </Th> <Td> Brigadier General Joe Mulligan </Td> </Tr> <P> The Irish Army, known simply as the Army (Irish: an tArm), is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland . As of May 2016, approximately 7,300 men and women serve in the Irish Army, divided into two geographically organised brigades . As well as maintaining its primary roles of defending the State and internal security within the State, since 1958 the Army has had a continuous presence in peacekeeping missions around the world . The Army also participates in the European Union Battlegroups . The Air Corps and Naval Service support the Army in carrying out its roles . </P> <P> The roles of the Army are: </P>

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