Cathal Brugha Barracks

Cathal Brugha Barracks
Dún Chathail Bhrugha
Dublin, Ireland
A group photo in 2013
Cathal Brugha Barracks is located in Dublin
Cathal Brugha Barracks
Cathal Brugha Barracks
Location within Dublin
Coordinates53°19′37″N 6°16′09″W / 53.32702°N 6.26906°W / 53.32702; -6.26906
TypeBarracks
Site information
OperatorIrish Army
Open to
the public
Partial (Barracks museum and archives are open to public at certain times)[1][2]
Site history
Built1810 (1810)
Events1916 Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence
Garrison information
Current
commander
Brigadier General Tony Cudmore[3]
Garrison2 Brigade of Irish Army
Drills on the barracks' square (then known as Portobello Barracks) early in the 20th century

Cathal Brugha Barracks (Irish: Dún Chathail Bhrugha) is an Irish Army barracks in Rathmines, Dublin. A key military base of the Irish Defence Forces, it is the headquarters of 2 Brigade,[4] and houses the Military Archives of the Department of Defence.

  1. ^ "Cathal Brugha Visitor Centre | Defence Forces Museums | Info Centre | Defence Forces". Military.ie. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ "About Military Archives". Militaryarchives.ie. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. ^ "GOC 2 E Bde | Brigade Commanders | General Staff | Info Centre | Defence Forces". Military.ie. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Organisation of the Army – 2 Brigade". Irish Defence Forces. Retrieved 13 December 2012.