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The Infantry School Providing professional military education and training to Officers and NCOs of the Infantry Corps and wider Army and Defence Forces.

22/09/2025

The 2025 Infantry Platoon Attack Competition took place at the Glenn of Imall between 02SEPT25-03SEPT25. Infantry Platoons drawn from each Infantry Battalion competed in executing the best Platoon Attack and also competed in the best skill with Platoon level Weapons.

Well done to for placing 1st
placing 2nd
placing 3rd

And for all Battallions for competing.


The 11th Infantry Platoon Sergeants Course commenced on 23JUN25. Students will undergo robust combat fitness assessments...
01/07/2025

The 11th Infantry Platoon Sergeants Course commenced on 23JUN25. Students will undergo robust combat fitness assessments, detailed mission planning exercises challenging tactical training exercises in order to be promoted to Sergeant in the Infantry Corps.






On the 8th of May, students of the 7th PNCO had their passing out parade, having commenced the course on the 4th of Nove...
25/05/2025

On the 8th of May, students of the 7th PNCO had their passing out parade, having commenced the course on the 4th of November 24.

Congratulations to all students who passed the 7th PNCO course. The 7th PNCO course was conducted by the Infantry School, Military College, training students from the DFTC and supported by DFTC units .

We wish the successful students all the best in their careers as futures junior leaders in the Irish Defence Forces.

The DFTC 7th PNCO course resumed training on 07JAN25. The course commenced training on 4NOV24. The 7th PNCO course is cu...
18/01/2025

The DFTC 7th PNCO course resumed training on 07JAN25. The course commenced training on 4NOV24. The 7th PNCO course is currently undertaking their MIT block in qualifying students as weapons instructors in the Army. Concurrently, students are undertaking PT training to condition students to thrive during the robust field training exercises scheduled in the course.

The Infantry Weapons Wing of the Infantry School held a Sniper Concentration during the past week. Sniper teams from acr...
16/09/2024

The Infantry Weapons Wing of the Infantry School held a Sniper Concentration during the past week. Sniper teams from across the Infantry Corps came together to practice their skills under challenging shooting tasks. Thank you for the assistance. were successful at this year's longest shot.

Infantry Corps personnel on this year's Confidence Training Instructors (CTI) Course. CTIs are an essential support to D...
11/09/2024

Infantry Corps personnel on this year's Confidence Training Instructors (CTI) Course. CTIs are an essential support to DF training. They safely conduct rock climbing, abseiling, and mountaineering training for Infantry Corps and DF personnel.

CTIs regularly support and assist Basic Recconaissacce and Reconnaissance Commanders’ Courses. CTIs also support Infantry Battallion unit training, which is key in building individual confidence and bring teams together over shared experiences.

Congratulations to all who completed the 14th LFTT course. The newly qualified RCO's and safety supervisors will enable ...
21/08/2024

Congratulations to all who completed the 14th LFTT course. The newly qualified RCO's and safety supervisors will enable operational units to conduct live fire training . The Infantry School and the IWW wish to acknowledge and thank the attached instructors who, without, could not deliver excellent results

Congratulations to 6th Inf Bn sniper team . The team placed highly on the British TSSC 24. 6th Bn sniper pair won best i...
11/08/2024

Congratulations to 6th Inf Bn sniper team . The team placed highly on the British TSSC 24. 6th Bn sniper pair won best international. Winner of last man standing shoot off. The team placed 5th overall. Excellent work from 6th Inf Bn

Congratulations to the team who competed in the International Danish Sniper Competition. The sniper detachment. The sn...
05/07/2024

Congratulations to the team who competed in the International Danish Sniper Competition. The sniper detachment. The sniper pair placed 13th over and 4th internationally. The team placed high internationally and is a credit to their determination , skill at arms and dedication to their profession. We'll done! 🇮🇪

Congratulations to all who passed the Basic Infantry Close Reconnaissance Course conducted by 28 INF BN. The course inte...
25/03/2024

Congratulations to all who passed the Basic Infantry Close Reconnaissance Course conducted by 28 INF BN. The course intent is to train and qualify Infantry Pte’s, NCOs, and Officers to operate within the Battalion’s Reconnaissance Platoon. Students demonstrated a high level of competence, comprehension, judgement, and robustness in order to operate in the most challenging of environments. Personnel from the Reconnaissance Platoon will be able to source accurate information in order to aid the Coy, Bn, or Bde Comd plan.

Every operating environment poses its complexities, perhaps one of the most difficult however is urban terrain.At the we...
01/08/2023

Every operating environment poses its complexities, perhaps one of the most difficult however is urban terrain.

At the weekend the 42 IPCC conducted FIBUA (Fighting in a Built Up Area) clearance training in Clonmel town centre in order to prepare new Platoon Commanders for the challenges they may face when conducting Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT).

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