Póilíní Airm

Póilíní Airm

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= An Póilíní Airm


dates=September 1922-
country=Republic of Ireland
branch=Army
type=Military Police
role= Enforcement of military law
size= 7 companies, including 3 reserve companies

The Póilíní Airm (English: "Army Police") is the corps of the Irish Army responsible for the provision of policing service personnel and providing a military police presence to forces while on exercise and deployment. Its tasks increase during wartime to include traffic control organisation and POW and refugee control. The Póilíní Airm are distinguished from other units by their wearing of a red beret.

The Póilíní Airm enjoy a close working relationship with An Garda Síochána (the civilian police force of the Republic of Ireland) at both national and local levels, with the Gardaí providing specialist training to the Póilíní Airm in criminal investigation.

The Corps has four regular army companies:
*1 Brigade Military Police Company
*2 Brigade Military Police Company
*4 Brigade Military Police Company
*Defence Force Training Centre Military Police Company

The three brigade companies provide general policing support to each of the army's territorial brigades. The DFTC company provides similar support to the Defence Force Training Centre. In addition, there are three companies that are part of the Army Reserve.

*31 Reserve Military Police Company
*54 Reserve Military Police Company
*62 Reserve Military Police Company


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