The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is the special operations force of the Irish Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. A branch of the Irish Army, it also selects personnel from the Naval Service and Air Corps. It serves at the behest of the Defence Forces and Government of Ireland, operating internally and overseas, and reports directly to the Chief of Staff. The ARW was established in 1980 with the primary role of counter terrorism and evolved to both special operations and counter terrorism roles f

The Army Ranger Wing is an elite unit of the Irish Defence Forces, trained in special operations and counter terrorism. The unit is notoriously secretive but this video gives us a glimpse of what they can do... | TheJournal.ie