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| Army Reserve | |
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| Irish: Cúltaca an Airm | |
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| Active | 1 October 2005–present |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Branch |  Irish Army |
| Type | Military reserve force |
| Size | 1,351 personnel (May 2023)[1]
3,869 (establishment)[1] |
| Part of | Irish Defence Forces |
| Website | www |
The Army Reserve (AR) (Irish: Cúltaca an Airm) is the reserve land component of the Irish Defence Forces. It is the second line reserve of the Irish Army. The Army Reserve involves active military service on a part-time basis, and is one of two elements of the Reserve Defence Forces, the other element being the Naval Service Reserve (NSR).
It was established on 1 October 2005 to replace and reorganise the previous reserve organisation, and to improve training and courses along the lines of the regular, full-time Permanent Defence Forces (PDF). This reorganisation saw the creation of an overriding Reserve Defence Forces structure which spans both the Army and Naval Service Reserve.
Prior to the 2005 restructure, the land component of the reserve forces was known as the Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA) (local defence force), which in turn has its origins in the units formed in the 1920s. Army Reserve elements are now integrated with PDF units, under the "Single Force" framework.[2]
In times of crisis or emergency, Reservists are liable to be called up for permanent service within the state or outside it by the Minister for Defence or Government of Ireland in accordance with the Defence Acts.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Defence Forces Reserve Strength - Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023 - Written Answers (Question to Defence)". Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Hansard). 20 June 2023.
The strength of the Reserve Defence Force, as of 31 May 2023, is [..] Army Reserve .. 1,351 [..] Naval Service Reserve .. 79 [..] First Line Reserve .. 276.
- ^ "History of the Army Reserve". Defence Forces Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Defence Act, 1954". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Defence Forces Reserve Strength". KildareStreet.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2016.