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The Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (RDFRA) is the representative body for all ranks of the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) in Ireland.[1]

RDFRA was founded in 1992 and is responsible for representing and furthering the interests of active service members of the Irish Reserve Defence Forces, which is made up of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR).[2] Membership is open to all officer and other ranked personnel of the Reserve.[3] Funding comes from government subvention and annual membership deductions.[4]

The RDFRA National Office is located in Clarke Barracks at the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC) in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare.[5]

Structure

RDFRA NATIONAL OFFICE
Name Posistion
Neil Richardson[6] General Secretary
NEC COMMITTEE
Name Posistion Unit Years In Office
Eugene Gargan President[7] 2 Brigade Headquarters 2018 - Present
Fiona Holohan Vice President[8] 2 Brigade Artillery Regiment, No5 Battery 2018 - Present
James Scanlon Treasurer [9] Limerick Unit Naval Service Reserve 2018 - Present
Martin Cooney Public Relations Officer[10] Transport School 2018 - Present
Denis Harrington Ordinary Member 1 Brigade Artillery Regiment, No5 Battery 2018 - Present
Mathew McCauley Ordinary Member Medical Branch, Defence Forces Headquarters 2018 - Present
Richard Murphy Ordinary Member 3 Infantry Battalion, F Company 2018 - Present
John Quinn Ordinary Member 28 Infantry Battalion, E Company 2018 - Present
David Rodgers Ordinary Member Cork Unit Naval Service Reserve 2018 - Present

See also

References

  1. ^ "RDFRA". Reserve Defence Force Representative Association. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Green Paper Submission: "The Reserve And The Single Force Concept"". Robert Gilbey, Dept. of Defence. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Representative Organisations – Irish Defence Forces". Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Ireland (ODF). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association". Small Firms Association (SFA). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Contact Us". RDFRA. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, Will. "Meet your RDFRA". rdfra.ie. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  7. ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  8. ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  9. ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  10. ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
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