Irish troops prepare to take part in latest EU Battle Group

Around 180 Irish troops will take part in the multinational force which will be around 2,000-strong and led for the next 12 months by the Germans. Take-up for the Irish positions on the battle group was initially slow, but almost 90% of them are now filled. Picture: Flickr

Preparations are advancing for Irish troops to take part in major exercises in Germany and Hungary as part of the latest EU Battle Group (EUBG).

The battle group is a rapid reaction force made up of a number of EU member states who rotate each year, and it is again Ireland’s turn to be part of it.