Curragh Camp

Curragh Camp
Campa an Churraigh
The Curragh, County Kildare
TypeMilitary installation, education and training centre
Site information
Controlled byIrish Defence Forces/Department of Defence
Site history
Built1855
In use17th century – present
Garrison information
Garrison
  • Military College
  • 1 Mechanised Infantry Company
  • 1 Armoured Cavalry Squadron
  • DFTC Military Police company
  • Central Medical Unit detachment
  • DFTC Fire service
  • CIS Group
  • Engineer Group
  • Ordnance Group
  • Military Police Group
  • Transport Group
  • Army Ranger Wing

The Curragh Camp (Irish: Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel.[1]

  1. ^ "Crime gang's €1 million fleet of vehicles under armed guard in The Curragh Camp". Kildare Now. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.