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www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE | 5 www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE one of his areas of responsibility. Lt Gen Mulcahy has served in all of the CIS Units within the Army; he has held appointments in the Joint Command and Staff School and the Defence Forces' Management Information Framework Section as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lt Gen Mulcahy's educational qualifications include a B. COMM from NUIG, a Higher Diploma in Information Technology from NUIM, a B.Sc. in Management Information Systems from UCD, an MA in Leadership Management and Defence Studies from NUIM and most recently a Professional Diploma in Strategy Development and Innovation from the Smurfit Business School, UCD. He is a graduate of the Defence Forces' Senior Command & Staff Course (2008) and the US Army Command and General Staff College (2011). His overseas experience includes: • Three (3) deployments to Lebanon with UNIFIL • Two (2) years on deployment to Syria and Lebanon with UNTSO • Deployment as Irish National Senior and Deputy KLE Branch at NATO's Resolute Support mission, in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is married to Lorna and they have two daughters, Caoimhe and Laoise. NAME FROM/TO General Eoin O'Duffy Feb 1922 to Jul 1922 General Richard Mulcahy Jul 1922 to Aug 1922 General Sean MacMahon Aug 1922 to Mar 1924 General Peadar MacMahon Mar 1924 to Mar 1927 General Daniel Hogan Mar 1927 to Feb 1929 General Sean McKeon Feb 1929 to Oct 1929 Lieutenant General Joseph Sweeney Oct 1929 to Oct 1931 Lieutenant General Michael Brennan Oct 1931 to Jan 1940 General Daniel McKenna Jan 1940 to Jan 1949 Lieutenant General Liam Archer Jan 1949 to Jan 1952 Major General Liam Egan Jan 1952 to Dec 1954 Lieutenant General Patrick A. Mulcahy Jan 1955 to Dec 1959 Lieutenant General Sean McKeown DSM Jan 1960 to Dec 1960 & Apr 1962 to Mar 1971 Lieutenant General Sean Collins- Powell Jan 1961 to Mar 1962 Major General Patrick Delaney Apr 1971 to July 1971 Major General Thomas L. O'Carroll July 1971 to July 1976 Lieutenant General Carl O'Sullivan DSM July 1976 to June 1981 Lieutenant General Louis Hogan DSM June 1981 to April 1984 Lieutenant General Gerald O'Sullivan DSM April 1984 to Feb 1986 Lieutenant General Tadhg O'Neill DSM Feb 1986 to Oct 1989 Lieutenant General James Parker DSM Oct 1989 to April 1992 Lieutenant General Noel Bergin DSM Apr 1992 to Dec 1994 Lieutenant General Gerard McMahon DSM Feb 1995 to Aug 1998 Lieutenant General David Stapleton DSM Aug 1998 to Sept 2000 Lieutenant General Colm Mangan DSM Sept 2000 to Feb 2004 Lieutenant General James Sreenan DSM Feb 2004 to June 2007 Lieutenant General Dermot Earley DSM June 2007 to June 2010 Lieutenant General Sean McCann DSM June 2010 to Aug 2013 Lieutenant General Conor O'Boyle DSM Aug 2014 to Sept 2015 Vice Admiral Mark Mellett DSM Sept 2015 to Sept 2021 Lieutenant General Seán Clancy Sept 2021 to May 2025 Lieutenant General Rossa Mulcahy May 2025 to CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE ARMY AND THE DEFENCE FORCES

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