| Reserve Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
| Irish: Na hÓglaigh Cúltaca | |
 | |
| Founded | 1 October 2005 |
| Service branches | Army Reserve Naval Service Reserve |
| Headquarters | Directorate of Reserve Forces, Operations Division DFHQ |
| Website | www |
| Leadership | |
| DCOS Ops | Major General Anthony McKenna |
| Director of Reserve Forces | Colonel Colm Ó Luasa |
| Personnel | |
| Reserve personnel | 1,720 personnel (Establishment: 4,069; Aug 2024)[1] |
The Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) (Irish: Na hÓglaigh Cúltaca)[2] are the combined reserve components of the Irish Defence Forces.[3] The RDF is organised into the First Line Reserve (FLR) and an active Second Line Reserve. The First Line Reserve is composed of former members of the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) and, as of August 2024, had a strength of 167.[1] The Second Line Reserve comprises the Army Reserve (AR) with, as of August 2024, a strength of 1,456 out of an established strength of 3,869, and the Naval Service Reserve (NSR), with a strength of 97 out of an established strength of 200.[1]
The RDF was established on 1 October 2005 and replaced the Second Line Reserve, previously named An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCÁ) in the case of the AR, and An Slua Muirí in the case of the NSR. The Reserve has undergone significant reorganisation and modernisation in tandem with the Permanent Defence Forces as part of the "Single Force" concept.
- ^ a b c "Defence Forces - Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 Oct 2024 - Written Answers". Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Hansard). 17 October 2024.
As of 31 August 2024, the effective strength of the Second Line Reserve stood at 1,553, which consists of 1,456 Army Reserve personnel and 97 Naval Service Reserve personnel. On the same date, the strength of the First Line Reserve stood at 167 personnel
- ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 20 May 2009 – Written Answers – Defence Forces Reserve". Dáil Éireann. 20 May 2009.
- ^ The Irish Defence Forces are made up of the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) – the standing branches – and the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF)