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The Chief of Staff is charged with the executive management Irish Defence Forces and holds the rank of Lieutenant General. The role is assigned authority and responsibility by the Minister of Defence, and is responsible for planning and public relations in particular. The office of the Chief of Staff (COS) consists of his personal staff, a strategic planning office and a public relations section.^[1]

List of Chiefs of Staff

12 August 2013 - Present Conor O’Boyle^[2]
9 June 2010 - 12 August 2013 Sean McCann^[3]
28 June 2007- 9 June 2010 Dermot Earley^[4]
21 Feb 2004 - 28 June 2007 James Sreenan^{[citation needed]}
25 Sep 2000 - 20 Feb 2004 Colm Mangan^[5]
Aug 1998 - 24 Sep 2000 David Stapleton^{[citation needed]}
Feb 95 - Aug 98 Gerald McMahon^{[citation needed]}
Apr 92 - Dec 94 Noel Bergin^{[citation needed]}
Oct 89 - Apr 92 James Parker^{[citation needed]}
Feb 86-Oct 89 Tadgh O'Neill^{[citation needed]}
Apr 84 - Feb 86 Gerald O'Sullivan^{[citation needed]}
Jun 81- Apr 84 Louis Hogan^{[citation needed]}
Aug 78 - Jun 81 Carl O'Sullivan^{[citation needed]}
Apr 71 - Jul 76 Thomas O'Carroll^{[citation needed]}
Apr 62 - March 71 John McKeown^{[citation needed]}
Jan 61 - Mar 62 Sean Collins Powell^{[citation needed]}
Jan 60 - Dec 60 John McKeown^{[citation needed]}
Jan 1955 - Dec 1959 Patrick Mulcahy^{[citation needed]}
Jan 1952 – Dec 1954 W A Egan^{[citation needed]}
01 Jan 1949 – Jan 1952 Liam Archer^{[citation needed]}
Jan 1940 – Jan 1949 Daniel McKenna^{[citation needed]}
15 Oct 1931 – Jan 1940 Michael Brennan^{[citation needed]}
June 1929 – Oct 1931 Joseph Sweeny^{[citation needed]}
Feb 1929 – Oct 1929 Seán Mac Eoin^{[citation needed]}
March 1927 - Feb 1929 Daniel Hogan^{[citation needed]}
Mar 1924 – Mar 1927 Peadar MacMahon^{[citation needed]}
Aug 1922 – Mar 1924 Sean MacMahon^{[citation needed]}
Jul 1922 – Aug 1922 Richard Mulcahy^{[citation needed]}
Feb 1922 – July 1922 Eoin O'Duffy^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Official Defence Forces website - General Staff > Chief of Staff". Military.ie. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
^ http://www.military.ie/info-centre/general-staff/chief-of-staff/
^ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/new-chief-of-staff-of-the-defence-forces-appointed-1.1451519
^ http://ulaa.ul.ie/?page=DermotEarley
^ Department of Defence - Press Release - July 2000

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[1] "Official Defence Forces website - General Staff > Chief of Staff". Military.ie. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

[2] ttp://www.military.ie/info-centre/general-staff/chief-of-staff/

[3] ttp://www.irishtimes.com/news/new-chief-of-staff-of-the-defence-forces-appointed-1.1451519

[4] ttp://ulaa.ul.ie/?page=DermotEarley

[5] Department of Defence - Press Release - July 2000

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+*25 Sep 2000 - 20 Feb 2004 [[Colm Mangan]]<ref>[http://www.defence.ie/defence/defence.nsf/ContentByKey/SDEV-547J29-EN-p Department of Defence - Press Release - July 2000]</ref>
 * Aug 1998 - 24 Sep 2000 [[David Stapleton (Lieutenant-General)|David Stapleton]]{{cn|date=December 2012}}
 * Feb 95 - Aug 98 [[Gerald McMahon (military)|Gerald McMahon]]{{cn|date=December 2012}}