Useful LinksLinks To External SitesThe following is a list of useful links which might be of interest to you.Government BodiesGovernment of IrelandDepartment of DefenceOmbudsman to the Defence ForcesAn Garda Síochána (Police)Irish Civil DefenceIrish Government News ServiceBe-Winter Ready (Office of Emergency Planning)Payroll Shared Services CentreRepresentative AssociationsRepresentative Association of Commissioned OfficersPermanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative AssociationReserve Defence Forces Representative AssociationEx-Servicemen and Women AssociationsIrish United Nations Veterans AssociationOrganisation of National Ex-Servicemen and WomenAssociation of Retired Commissioned OfficersInternational LinksUnited NationsNATOThe Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in EuropeEuropean Union Military StaffChiefs of European Navies Irish Military HistoryIrish Military Heritage TrustNational Museum of IrelandMilitary History Society of Ireland/ Irish Commission for Military HistoryColleges with Irish Military ConnectionsNational Maritime College of IrelandNUI MaynoothInstitute of Technology, CarlowMiscellaneous LinksCAFNBOCAFNBO provides life assurance to Enlisted members of the Defence Forces.CAOGACAOGA provides life assurance to Commissioned members of the Defence ForcesMilitary Chaplaincy ServiceThe Irish Defence Forces Chaplaincy Service