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The Irish Army Infantry Corps is the largest component of the Irish Army. Infantry soldiers are regarded as operational troops who must be prepared for tactical deployment in any location at short notice. In wartime this means that they will be among the front line troops in the defence of the State. In peacetime however they can be seen daily performing operational duties in Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) such as providing escorts to cash, prisoner or explosive shipments, patrols of vital state installations and border patrols, including check points.

The infantry corps consists of a total of eighteen battalions. Of these, nine are regular army with three assigned to each of the three brigades. The three brigades have three mirror reserve brigades, each of which have three reserve infantry battalions. A single company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion is stationed at the Defence Force Training Centre, and serves as the training unit for the Mowag APC.

The Irish Army has two major infantry units deployed overseas:

Kosovo - a company group is deployed as part of the KFOR mission in Kosovo. It consists of an infantry company, logisitc support section and headquarters, and contains approximately 200 personnel of all ranks.
Lebanon - a company group is deployed as part of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, with an infantry company, HQ and logistic support, consisting of approximately 200 personnel.

Units of the Infantry Corps

1st Infantry Battalion
2nd Infantry Battalion
3rd Infantry Battalion
4th Infantry Battalion
5th Infantry Battalion
6th Infantry Battalion
12th Infantry Battalion
27th Infantry Battalion
28th Infantry Battalion
32nd Reserve Infantry Battalion
33rd Reserve Infantry Battalion
34th Reserve Infantry Battalion
51st Reserve Infantry Battalion
56th Reserve Infantry Battalion
58th Reserve Infantry Battalion
62nd Reserve Infantry Battalion
65th Reserve Infantry Battalion
67th Reserve Infantry BattIreland.

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-==Irish infantry outside the Republic of Ireland==
-In addition to the Irish Army's infantry corps in the Republic, there are other regiments (two regular and one volunteer) associated with troops from the island that are part of the [[British Army]]. [[Northern Ireland]]'s [[Territorial Army|TA]] battalion - the [[Royal Irish Rangers]] - recruits mainly from within Northern Ireland. However, the [[Irish Guards]] and the [[The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)|Royal Irish Regiment]] take recruits from the whole of [[Ireland]] (although the constitution of the Republic of Ireland prohibits active recruitment by the British Army). Several other Commonwealth countries also have Irish regiments, such as the [[Irish Regiment of Canada]] and the [[South African Irish Regiment]], which were formed from Irish immigrants and have followed Irish traditions.
 [[Category:Irish Army|Infantry]]