Rossa Mulcahy
Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy is a seasoned military leader with over 35 years of experience in the Defence Forces of Ireland. He has a distinguished background that includes three peacekeeping deployments to Lebanon and Afghanistan, where he served under NATO. Recently, he was expected to be appointed as the new head of the Defence Forces, a role that will see him overseeing the largest expansion of the military in its history. This appointment comes with significant changes to the command structure, granting him unprecedented control and responsibility. Mulcahy holds qualifications in commerce, information technology, leadership management, and defence studies, and has completed advanced military training in Ireland and the United States.
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Ireland:
Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy is the Defence Forces chief of staff preparing for the EU presidency.
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Ireland:
Rossa Mulcahy is the Defence Forces chief of staff who was featured in a campaign video with Jim Gavin.
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Ireland:
Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy, she is preparing advice for the attorney general to strengthen legislation in this area.
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Ireland:
Lieutenant General Rossa Mulcahy confirms he is no relation to General Richard Mulcahy, the man who helped establish the organisation over a century ago.
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Ireland:
Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy, the newly appointed head of the Defence Forces, emphasizes the need for improved national defense against external threats.
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Ireland:
Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy has said overseas missions are crucial for developing military capabilities and testing doctrines and equipment.
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Ireland:
Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy has said overseas missions are crucial for developing military capabilities.
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Ireland:
Lieutenant General Rossa Mulcahy said the 2021 report set out a series of recommendations of which a number of measures were adopted.
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Ireland:
Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy said the towed array sonar 'will greatly enhance the Defence Forces’ situational awareness across domains'.
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Ireland:
Lieut Gen Rossa Mulcahy was briefed by Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris about the assistance his Defence Forces personnel were providing to the operation.
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