Elite army unit set to get new headquarters and training centre following delay

Members of the Irish Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing taking part in a demonstration in the Curragh Camp in Kildare. File picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Proposals for a new state-of-the-art headquarters and training centre for Ireland’s Special Operations Force is due to be brought before the Cabinet on Tuesday.

Minister for defence Simon Harris expects construction of the Army Ranger Wing facility at the Curragh military camp to start later this year.