Construction starts for Army Special Forces HQ

The Commission on the Defence Forces in February 2022 recommended that the ARW should have permanent air and maritime task groups in Baldonnel Airport in Dublin and Haulbowline Naval Base in Cork. File picture

The Government has signed a contract worth almost €18m for the construction of the first stage of a modern facility for the Defence Forces’ elite armed intervention unit.

Building of a new headquarters for the Army Ranger Wing (ARW) has been hit by delays.