>pic related a country that takes money from everyone else so they wont attack it- and steals weapon designs so funding doesnt have to go to R&D
Jeez I wonder why
Our only threat is England and they're imploding at the moment. Scots have another indy vote soon, NI isn't going to end well. Budget came out today and the MoD is getting pushback on the funds it requested despite everyone but dipshit pacifist TDs agreeing just a few months ago that is was necessary. We'll find out in 2 weeks how that goes, and also whether our pathetic Air Corps will get proper jets and a promotion to Air Force.
>Our only threat is England
What century you living in?
The only credible use for the IDF is supporting civil services in case of a break down in law & order. Increasingly likely when the Shinners and related scum get into power after the next election.
Seeing inside the mind of a sh*nner is truly frightening.
More embarrassing than any of this country's military sailing is the fact that our "nationalist" party are fricking raging troony lgbbq++ mass immigration communists.
wait until you hear about the cucks in government right now. fricking no one is actually competent enough for me to trust them as far as I could throw them at running this skip of a country
Trust me, mo chara, even spastics hat the unholy FF/FG goblin creature, but assuming that shinners aren`t the same, or probably even worse, is insane. The difference is that Micheál and his homosexuals are somewhat careful and cautious about everything they do, living in fear of the fact that everyone hates them (though they still prioritise fricking everyone in the ass over anything else, including their own voter numbers, go figure), whereas the Mary Lou`s troony brigade have a completely offensive ideology of "ignore everything, admit nothing, relentlessly shill, laugh at the aftermath"(e.g. on abortion).
All of the small parties are owned and operated directly by the Dáil parties and their globalist owners, and, being all commie gays, exist only so that people can vote to say that they want the government to frick them and their nation far harder.
It`s all so tiresome, really. Nowadays, when yanks on /k/ or somewhere start talking shit I just nod. When yank kids are asked what they want to be when they grow up, they say firemen and astronauts or whatever, but by the time they`re 20 they just want to work a trade and grill. When Irish kids are asked what they want to be, they give the same answers, but by the time they turn 20 all they want to be is an American (and perhaps a woman aswell...)
like every other week Mary Lou says some stupid shit that contracts some other less stupid shit she said the week before and I can only imagine how much worse that would be if she was in the big chair. At least with Michael and Leo they lie through their fricking teeth in a consistent manner.
No way the Navy or Air Corps will the funds it needs for new craft either
Seeing as Ireland is more or less neutral and in a position where to be invaded they'd either be attacked by >America, in which case lmao you already lost
or >Russia, who would have to work its way throughout all of Europe and likely the American atlantic, arctic, and med fleets, which lmao
they're fine. Ultimately they are fine where they are and with what they have because the likelihood anyone invades them is about as low as the sun exploding tomorrow.
I like to make this comparison, seems almost apples-to-apples:
>Ireland: population 5 million >Singapore: population 5.6 million
>Ireland: GDP $400 billion >Singapore: GDP $340 billion
>Irish Army: 7,300 active duty infantry, 80 armored vehicles >Singaporean Army: 45,000 active duty infantry, 170 tanks, 3,400 armored vehicles
>Irish Air Force: one unarmed jet (VIP transport), 15 prop planes, 10 helicopters >Singaporean Air Force: 100 fighter jets, 22 unarmed jets (tankers/trainers/AWACS), 38 prop planes, 109 helicopters
>Irish Navy: 7 patrol boats (5 in service), 2 corvettes (decommissioned) >Singaporean Navy: 6 frigates, 6 corvettes, 4 submarines, 8 patrol boats, 4 LSTs
The punchline is that Singapore is copying Japan's lead and refitting one of these big LSTs into a fricking F-35 carrier, they bought 4 F-35Bs to trial and intend to expand to a wing of 12 when it's ready
>We simply do not have the budget for anything else lad. >The budget for the WHOLE DF is like 1 billion
No.
You have the budget.
You lack the will to spend it on defense.
Your country chooses to spend money elsewhere.
You have the country you deserve. > voicemail for the homeless > puppet shows for immigrants > needle exchanges in schools
I made 2 of those up
Fun fact, Ireland depends on the Brits to protect their own airspace, despite all the ravings against the Perfidious Anglo. Even the Brits don't want to do it, they only do so because Russian bombers that are close to Ireland is also close Great Britain.
I will never understand this, especially the complete lack of any kind of airpower. Like literally zero - I understand that the RAF protects Irish airspace but it's absolutely bizzare the fact that they rely on their oldest enemy to provide literally 90% of their defense. And seems like most of the population is completely content with this.
The average person doesn't give a shit about anything military related.
Whenever our lack of suitable aircraft or RADAR is brought up, most people will shrug their shoulders and say "So,what? Who's going to attack us?"
They have a point to be fair. We don't really have any enemies these days. The only potential threat I can think of is Russia but theyd have to get through all of Europe and the UK to reach us
Fun fact, Ireland depends on the Brits to protect their own airspace, despite all the ravings against the Perfidious Anglo. Even the Brits don't want to do it, they only do so because Russian bombers that are close to Ireland is also close Great Britain.
I've actually heard a few hardcore Republicans remark on how funny they think it is to make Britain defend our airspace.
>Whenever our lack of suitable aircraft or RADAR is brought up, most people will shrug their shoulders and say "So,what? Who's going to attack us?" >I've actually heard a few hardcore Republicans remark on how funny they think it is to make Britain defend our airspace.
You cannot possibly know how much this kind of mentality makes me seethe, because you just know that it comes part and parcel with the idea that "even if there is a threat, others will take care of it for us." To aggressively ignore your own defense because "muh it's irrelevant," only to concede that the neighbor who you always shit talk to no end will protect you anyway is the gold medal for free-loading useless cuckery. The Irish I've met never struck me as passive-aggressive butthole women, what the frick is any of this?
Bullshit mate. I served in the Irish army in the 90's and saw action against IDF, Hizbollah and Serbs all in UN peace enforcement not peace keeping missions. Idiots should stay quite when they don't know what they are talking about.
The Irish Special Forces Unit, the Sciathán Fiannóglaigh an Airm, or Army Ranger Wing, is far superior to most NATO units such as the SAS and JTF-2. The Army Ranger Wing won the overall international categories at the US Army International Sniper Competition was hosted in Fort Benning, Georgia - making them the best sniper team in the world.
They served in plenty of theatres most of which are not public knowledge. They like to keep quiet, and there was a 'rumor' recently around that they were caught in Afghanistan with some American forces when they shouldn't have been, of course just a rumor. I've spoken to a few of them and they mentioned their snipers do a lot overseas in the vein of Recce and Intel. I was out of the DF by then but I can tell you in the ARW did a lot of covert stuff with other AF. Iraq and Afghanistan are two examples that spring to mind. One of the original reasons was the large amount of Arabic speakers and middle Eastern contacts they had from 20 years in the Lebanon with the UN. Something that the other Western forces didn't have and the glowies needed
"Our guys totally killed some illiterate farmers in afghanistan but they cant talk about it and there are no pictures or evidence stop asking" seems to be a theme with armies that dont do shit, I've heard the same cope from bosnians
"Our guys totally killed some illiterate farmers in afghanistan but they cant talk about it and there are no pictures or evidence stop asking" seems to be a theme with armies that dont do shit, I've heard the same cope from bosnians
Dickhead I never said they were the best in the world and I served between 1994 and 2000 before COD or any of the bullshit. I can tell you never served as you would know about the ARW and what they did. Also the regular Irish army lost over 100 soliders in the Leb. I really hate you armchair analysts who don't know shit but think they are experts in their own head.
Also I still work in the private sector with ex special forces and glowies from around the world in Cyber security. Work I do all over the globe from contacts I made in my army days. Explain that if we were just shitting around the place like you claim.
The Irish Army Ranger Wing or ARW have been involved in a lot of UN peacekeeping missions from East Timor,Libera,Mali and C.A.R
>From 2006 to 2014, it has been reported that operatives from the ARW, including from the Intelligence Section and Military Intelligence Directorate, had been on the ground in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of various international missions.
>In 2012, it was reported that the ARW could deploy 30 Rangers in the Gulf of Aden, subject to Government, Dáil and UN approval ("triple-lock"), to protect international shipping lanes against Somali pirates as part of the EU's Operation Atalanta.
>As of 2014, Rangers were serving missions on three continents, including training foreign forces in Africa and the Balkans, protection duties in Lebanon for the United Nations mission and security and intelligence operations on the Israeli-Syrian border (Golan Heights).
For an army as small as Ireland it's amazing how they can create a such world class special forces unit. They won the U.S. Sniper competition a year or two ago I believe and perform well internationally in other competitions and joint training operations.
They actually do shit from time to time as part of the UN Peacekeepers as a more competent member.
Apparently the Irish were part of the response team sent when those Flip UN troops got besieged in the Golan Heights to extract them.
Allegedly, and this is a big allegedly, they accompanied their British equivalents as observers when PIRA were attempting cross border operations in the 1980s. There's a lot of cross training since then, too.
They prevented paramilitary violence from northern Ireland spreading into the Republic for 25 years and they did it quietly and effectively. They won so hard there is no one from the loosing sides left to whinge about it.
Well this actually happened and a guy I know was part of the Unit that rescued the Filipino UN troops in the Golan Heights that were besieged by ISIS. Per him, they went in with Mowags equipped with heat sensors and 50 cal'd all the ISIS guys until none were left. Then pissed on the bodies. Both the Indian and Dutch troops were supposed to support us but chickened out. Only the Irish were willing to go and destroyed them. I want there but he was and that's good version
If anything, there's a general trend that a small and/or "neglected" army tends to produce world-class infantry and special forces. People always has a good thing to say about Canadian, Kiwi and Irish infantry despite being materially inadequate.
They prevented paramilitary violence from northern Ireland spreading into the Republic for 25 years and they did it quietly and effectively. They won so hard there is no one from the loosing sides left to whinge about it.
Its notable that one of the provisions of the 2015 defence agreement included the Irish Army training the British Army in peacekeeping operations.
Not at all, the UK has the strongest military in NATO that isn't the US. There are poor purchases like all nations but that doesn't stop them from being up there.
The IDF managed what the SAS could not, complete defeat of terror groups who tried anything in southern Ireland. Meanwhile the SAS tended to get lost and could not even read a map
>"Eventually it was decided that the eight men should be taken under heavy armed escort to Dundalk as Omeath was not suitable to contain them. The armed escort delivered the eight to Dundalk during the night, but it was almost twelve hours later at lunch time on Thursday, May 6th that news first leaked out in Dublin that the Gardai, with the assistance of the Army, had arrested a fully-armed SAS unit in civilian clothing near Omeath."
>"The alert Garda, in compliance with his duty, ordered the men to step out of the car. They were very reluctant until, unknown to the men, members of the Irish Army, rifles at the ready, stepped out of the bushes when they realised that the Garda’s instructions were not being obeyed.
>Surrounded in their car by Irish soldiers pointing rifles at them, the men’s attitude dramatically changed. They stepped out of the car and meekly submitted. When the Garda searched their vehicle they were surprised to discover two sub machine guns, pump action shotguns and a number of hand guns."
SAS my hole. The PIRA ran amock in northern Ireland the Rangers of the Irish Army made certain that they could not in the Republic. If anything the SAS should lean from the experts who succeeded where they failed utterly. I guess that's where too many shitty movies about the Iranian embassy siege and books about playing hide and seek with goat frickers gets you
>ireland is so cucked for not funding their military!!!!!1!1!1!1!
but honestly why would they? What counterargument is there? They don’t have any global ambitions. Nobody’s gonna bother attacking them. All they need is some counterterror shit really. It wouldn’t hurt to have a few jets and a slightly beefier navy, but they don’t need anything on the level of Singapore who might have a hot war right in their backyard in a few years.
The Irish Army guys I’ve met have been fricking crazy. I met one guy who was able to drink whiskey for 48 hours straight then march perfectly in a parade. Mad respect for the lads.
Belgian
Belgium is a superpower compared to Ireland
I just checked Wikipedia and holy frick you're right. How
They are completely incapable of defending themselves.
Belgium is not a country.
It's not even a country
Who?
What they lack in numbers they make up for in fantastic beer and insane fighters
>insane fighters
Literally no one that's not Irish thinks this.
I think he means fist fighters Anon.
Drunken domestic abuse doesn't count as fist fighting
You’re forgetting bar fights and boxing.
Literally just pikeys and they wouldn't fight for anyone but themselves.
>insane fighters
Who needs the F35
This plane is undefeated in aerial combat. Not even a next gen fighter like the F35 would want to approach it.
Irish beer sucks
>Comes running off the hill naked screaming with large weapon over head
>romans break rank in fear and suprise
Ukraine one
I mean there's still the Austrians
Austria is leagues above Ireland
he said Europe, not Oceania
>there's still the Austrians
Hey now, our military sucks but at least we have jets, tanks and artillery.
We technically have a military and our combat engineers and academies are pretty good.
r*ssa
>russia
>europe
The part of Russia that matters is considered to geographically be in Europe.
They won against britain though or something right
Then why are there two Irelands ?
cuz 2 is better than 1 duh are you're stupid
The Russian one.
How big a country must be to have a decent military?
>pic related a country that takes money from everyone else so they wont attack it- and steals weapon designs so funding doesnt have to go to R&D
Jeez I wonder why
The country you're describing isn't in Europe.
SHUT IT DOWN
Realistically, there's the "Irish Defence Force", and then there's THE Irish Defence Force.
Our only threat is England and they're imploding at the moment. Scots have another indy vote soon, NI isn't going to end well. Budget came out today and the MoD is getting pushback on the funds it requested despite everyone but dipshit pacifist TDs agreeing just a few months ago that is was necessary. We'll find out in 2 weeks how that goes, and also whether our pathetic Air Corps will get proper jets and a promotion to Air Force.
>Our only threat is England
What century you living in?
The only credible use for the IDF is supporting civil services in case of a break down in law & order. Increasingly likely when the Shinners and related scum get into power after the next election.
>Our only threat is England
Best not to rely on them for air defence then, which you currently do.
Seeing inside the mind of a sh*nner is truly frightening.
More embarrassing than any of this country's military sailing is the fact that our "nationalist" party are fricking raging troony lgbbq++ mass immigration communists.
wait until you hear about the cucks in government right now. fricking no one is actually competent enough for me to trust them as far as I could throw them at running this skip of a country
Trust me, mo chara, even spastics hat the unholy FF/FG goblin creature, but assuming that shinners aren`t the same, or probably even worse, is insane. The difference is that Micheál and his homosexuals are somewhat careful and cautious about everything they do, living in fear of the fact that everyone hates them (though they still prioritise fricking everyone in the ass over anything else, including their own voter numbers, go figure), whereas the Mary Lou`s troony brigade have a completely offensive ideology of "ignore everything, admit nothing, relentlessly shill, laugh at the aftermath"(e.g. on abortion).
All of the small parties are owned and operated directly by the Dáil parties and their globalist owners, and, being all commie gays, exist only so that people can vote to say that they want the government to frick them and their nation far harder.
It`s all so tiresome, really. Nowadays, when yanks on /k/ or somewhere start talking shit I just nod. When yank kids are asked what they want to be when they grow up, they say firemen and astronauts or whatever, but by the time they`re 20 they just want to work a trade and grill. When Irish kids are asked what they want to be, they give the same answers, but by the time they turn 20 all they want to be is an American (and perhaps a woman aswell...)
like every other week Mary Lou says some stupid shit that contracts some other less stupid shit she said the week before and I can only imagine how much worse that would be if she was in the big chair. At least with Michael and Leo they lie through their fricking teeth in a consistent manner.
No way the Navy or Air Corps will the funds it needs for new craft either
Every single military that still uses the FAL is based
Seeing as Ireland is more or less neutral and in a position where to be invaded they'd either be attacked by
>America, in which case lmao you already lost
or
>Russia, who would have to work its way throughout all of Europe and likely the American atlantic, arctic, and med fleets, which lmao
they're fine. Ultimately they are fine where they are and with what they have because the likelihood anyone invades them is about as low as the sun exploding tomorrow.
These are the most depressing places in Europe, it's everything so lifeless and grey
at least we aren't on fire like the rest of europe
how is the rest of europe on fire
Yeah
They've been hitting 40°C/104°F over the last few weeks
It's really hot down here
Picture is wrong, Sweden should be included
sveden atleast its a bit comfy
They have the greatest defense of all, complete irrelevance.
Their only neighbor has no interest in invasion outside of bants
They got more javelins than their biggest, the UK has tanks
who the frick is going to invade ireland?
Me.
You rang?
I like to make this comparison, seems almost apples-to-apples:
>Ireland: population 5 million
>Singapore: population 5.6 million
>Ireland: GDP $400 billion
>Singapore: GDP $340 billion
>Irish Army: 7,300 active duty infantry, 80 armored vehicles
>Singaporean Army: 45,000 active duty infantry, 170 tanks, 3,400 armored vehicles
>Irish Air Force: one unarmed jet (VIP transport), 15 prop planes, 10 helicopters
>Singaporean Air Force: 100 fighter jets, 22 unarmed jets (tankers/trainers/AWACS), 38 prop planes, 109 helicopters
>Irish Navy: 7 patrol boats (5 in service), 2 corvettes (decommissioned)
>Singaporean Navy: 6 frigates, 6 corvettes, 4 submarines, 8 patrol boats, 4 LSTs
The punchline is that Singapore is copying Japan's lead and refitting one of these big LSTs into a fricking F-35 carrier, they bought 4 F-35Bs to trial and intend to expand to a wing of 12 when it's ready
>Irish Air Force: one unarmed jet (VIP transport), 15 prop planes, 10 helicopters
No. Fricking. Way.
I have lost respect for you today, Ireland. Holy shit.
We simply do not have the budget for anything else lad.
The budget for the WHOLE DF is like 1 billion
Who is responsible for cucking you guys *this* hard and is there any fricking hope?
>We simply do not have the budget for anything else lad.
>The budget for the WHOLE DF is like 1 billion
No.
You have the budget.
You lack the will to spend it on defense.
Your country chooses to spend money elsewhere.
You have the country you deserve.
> voicemail for the homeless
> puppet shows for immigrants
> needle exchanges in schools
I made 2 of those up
Fun fact, Ireland depends on the Brits to protect their own airspace, despite all the ravings against the Perfidious Anglo. Even the Brits don't want to do it, they only do so because Russian bombers that are close to Ireland is also close Great Britain.
You're disgusted by that? Just look at their """"""Navy"""""""
also, boats > planes
Yet the IDF are better Muppet. Now go play some video games
Yes, everyone knows Israel kicks ass tripbro
Ireland knows that Britain will just defend them by proxy in any international affairs that could arise.
Former Irish soldier here. I got out in 2020.
The whole defence force has been neglected for decades. Most governments chose to cut the budget or not increase it.
Morale is at rock fricking bottom too
I will never understand this, especially the complete lack of any kind of airpower. Like literally zero - I understand that the RAF protects Irish airspace but it's absolutely bizzare the fact that they rely on their oldest enemy to provide literally 90% of their defense. And seems like most of the population is completely content with this.
The average person doesn't give a shit about anything military related.
Whenever our lack of suitable aircraft or RADAR is brought up, most people will shrug their shoulders and say "So,what? Who's going to attack us?"
They have a point to be fair. We don't really have any enemies these days. The only potential threat I can think of is Russia but theyd have to get through all of Europe and the UK to reach us
I've actually heard a few hardcore Republicans remark on how funny they think it is to make Britain defend our airspace.
>Whenever our lack of suitable aircraft or RADAR is brought up, most people will shrug their shoulders and say "So,what? Who's going to attack us?"
>I've actually heard a few hardcore Republicans remark on how funny they think it is to make Britain defend our airspace.
You cannot possibly know how much this kind of mentality makes me seethe, because you just know that it comes part and parcel with the idea that "even if there is a threat, others will take care of it for us." To aggressively ignore your own defense because "muh it's irrelevant," only to concede that the neighbor who you always shit talk to no end will protect you anyway is the gold medal for free-loading useless cuckery. The Irish I've met never struck me as passive-aggressive butthole women, what the frick is any of this?
>the Irish I've met never struck me as passive-aggressive butthole women
This is a national trait they are famous for and I imagine its even worse among nationalistic types
>The Irish I've met never struck me as passive-aggressive butthole women
Guess you haven't met enough Irish.
Nobody asked you, you fricking homosexual.
Stfu and gtfo
Oh look, a drunk pikey acting out as usual
bit close to the bone, huh paddy?
>The Irish I've met never struck me as passive-aggressive butthole women
You American? Not met enough Irish.
Bullshit mate. I served in the Irish army in the 90's and saw action against IDF, Hizbollah and Serbs all in UN peace enforcement not peace keeping missions. Idiots should stay quite when they don't know what they are talking about.
Never took the Irish as the pozzed kind but here we are
>Never took the Irish as the pozzed kind
You have no idea how bad it is bro...
I'd guess that Moldova is worse
Iceland, since they dont have a standing military
The Irish Special Forces Unit, the Sciathán Fiannóglaigh an Airm, or Army Ranger Wing, is far superior to most NATO units such as the SAS and JTF-2. The Army Ranger Wing won the overall international categories at the US Army International Sniper Competition was hosted in Fort Benning, Georgia - making them the best sniper team in the world.
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/watch-american-medias-shocked-reaction-6708316
They served in plenty of theatres most of which are not public knowledge. They like to keep quiet, and there was a 'rumor' recently around that they were caught in Afghanistan with some American forces when they shouldn't have been, of course just a rumor. I've spoken to a few of them and they mentioned their snipers do a lot overseas in the vein of Recce and Intel. I was out of the DF by then but I can tell you in the ARW did a lot of covert stuff with other AF. Iraq and Afghanistan are two examples that spring to mind. One of the original reasons was the large amount of Arabic speakers and middle Eastern contacts they had from 20 years in the Lebanon with the UN. Something that the other Western forces didn't have and the glowies needed
>making them the best sniper team in the world.
kek someone post the russian tank world champion
You know your military force is good, when it's "rumor" they have actually done something.
"Our guys totally killed some illiterate farmers in afghanistan but they cant talk about it and there are no pictures or evidence stop asking" seems to be a theme with armies that dont do shit, I've heard the same cope from bosnians
Bosnians stacked Serb bodies during the 90s and did end up deploying to Iraq so I'd believe it.
Dickhead I never said they were the best in the world and I served between 1994 and 2000 before COD or any of the bullshit. I can tell you never served as you would know about the ARW and what they did. Also the regular Irish army lost over 100 soliders in the Leb. I really hate you armchair analysts who don't know shit but think they are experts in their own head.
Also I still work in the private sector with ex special forces and glowies from around the world in Cyber security. Work I do all over the globe from contacts I made in my army days. Explain that if we were just shitting around the place like you claim.
Holy shit, a competition and a rumour?!
The Irish Army Ranger Wing or ARW have been involved in a lot of UN peacekeeping missions from East Timor,Libera,Mali and C.A.R
>From 2006 to 2014, it has been reported that operatives from the ARW, including from the Intelligence Section and Military Intelligence Directorate, had been on the ground in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of various international missions.
>In 2012, it was reported that the ARW could deploy 30 Rangers in the Gulf of Aden, subject to Government, Dáil and UN approval ("triple-lock"), to protect international shipping lanes against Somali pirates as part of the EU's Operation Atalanta.
>As of 2014, Rangers were serving missions on three continents, including training foreign forces in Africa and the Balkans, protection duties in Lebanon for the United Nations mission and security and intelligence operations on the Israeli-Syrian border (Golan Heights).
For an army as small as Ireland it's amazing how they can create a such world class special forces unit. They won the U.S. Sniper competition a year or two ago I believe and perform well internationally in other competitions and joint training operations.
They actually do shit from time to time as part of the UN Peacekeepers as a more competent member.
Apparently the Irish were part of the response team sent when those Flip UN troops got besieged in the Golan Heights to extract them.
Allegedly, and this is a big allegedly, they accompanied their British equivalents as observers when PIRA were attempting cross border operations in the 1980s. There's a lot of cross training since then, too.
They prevented paramilitary violence from northern Ireland spreading into the Republic for 25 years and they did it quietly and effectively. They won so hard there is no one from the loosing sides left to whinge about it.
Well this actually happened and a guy I know was part of the Unit that rescued the Filipino UN troops in the Golan Heights that were besieged by ISIS. Per him, they went in with Mowags equipped with heat sensors and 50 cal'd all the ISIS guys until none were left. Then pissed on the bodies. Both the Indian and Dutch troops were supposed to support us but chickened out. Only the Irish were willing to go and destroyed them. I want there but he was and that's good version
If anything, there's a general trend that a small and/or "neglected" army tends to produce world-class infantry and special forces. People always has a good thing to say about Canadian, Kiwi and Irish infantry despite being materially inadequate.
They prevented paramilitary violence from northern Ireland spreading into the Republic for 25 years and they did it quietly and effectively. They won so hard there is no one from the loosing sides left to whinge about it.
Its notable that one of the provisions of the 2015 defence agreement included the Irish Army training the British Army in peacekeeping operations.
Russia
The Irish are pathetic as frick.
Ireland has great sharpshooters though. People tend to forget they were a second world nation like 20 years ago.
Ireland was in the Warsaw Pact 10 years after it dissolved?
The bongs
Honestly it's hard to find one as bad and misfunded as RoI
The Anglos come pretty close.
Not at all, the UK has the strongest military in NATO that isn't the US. There are poor purchases like all nations but that doesn't stop them from being up there.
>the UK has the strongest military in NATO that isn't the US
The Finns are about to give them a run for their money.
The IDF managed what the SAS could not, complete defeat of terror groups who tried anything in southern Ireland. Meanwhile the SAS tended to get lost and could not even read a map
>"Eventually it was decided that the eight men should be taken under heavy armed escort to Dundalk as Omeath was not suitable to contain them. The armed escort delivered the eight to Dundalk during the night, but it was almost twelve hours later at lunch time on Thursday, May 6th that news first leaked out in Dublin that the Gardai, with the assistance of the Army, had arrested a fully-armed SAS unit in civilian clothing near Omeath."
>"The alert Garda, in compliance with his duty, ordered the men to step out of the car. They were very reluctant until, unknown to the men, members of the Irish Army, rifles at the ready, stepped out of the bushes when they realised that the Garda’s instructions were not being obeyed.
>Surrounded in their car by Irish soldiers pointing rifles at them, the men’s attitude dramatically changed. They stepped out of the car and meekly submitted. When the Garda searched their vehicle they were surprised to discover two sub machine guns, pump action shotguns and a number of hand guns."
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/localnotes/night-gardai-and-army-arrested-eight-armed-sas-men-in-omeath-26905231.html
SAS my hole. The PIRA ran amock in northern Ireland the Rangers of the Irish Army made certain that they could not in the Republic. If anything the SAS should lean from the experts who succeeded where they failed utterly. I guess that's where too many shitty movies about the Iranian embassy siege and books about playing hide and seek with goat frickers gets you
Slovenian army...
But Pilatus dogfights would be kino
>ireland is so cucked for not funding their military!!!!!1!1!1!1!
but honestly why would they? What counterargument is there? They don’t have any global ambitions. Nobody’s gonna bother attacking them. All they need is some counterterror shit really. It wouldn’t hurt to have a few jets and a slightly beefier navy, but they don’t need anything on the level of Singapore who might have a hot war right in their backyard in a few years.
Seamus Cope
The Irish Army guys I’ve met have been fricking crazy. I met one guy who was able to drink whiskey for 48 hours straight then march perfectly in a parade. Mad respect for the lads.