Military Police Corps (Ireland)

Military Police Corps
*Cór Póiliní an Airm*
Military Police Corps; Cór Póiliní an Airm
	Military Police Beret
	Badge of the Irish Military Police Corps
Abbreviation	MP / PA (Irish)
Motto	Steadfast and Vigilant
Agency overview
Formed	1 October 1924 – present
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Ireland
General nature	Military police; Civilian police;
Operational structure
Parent agency	Defence Forces
Units	Unit 4 companies; 1st Brigade Military Police Company - Cork; 2nd Brigade Military Police Company - Dublin; Defence Forces Training Centre Military Police Company - Kildare; Military Police Government Buildings Company - DFHQ/Dublin;
Website
	www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/army/army-corps/military-police-corps/

Irish Military Police Section, 47th Infantry Group of UNIFIL in Lebanon

Military Police Corps motorcycle outrider

An armed MP soldier on duty at Government Buildings

The Military Police Corps (MP) (Irish: Cór Póiliní an Airm, PA) is the corps of the Irish Defence Forces responsible for the provision of policing service personnel and providing a military police presence to forces while on exercise and deployment. Its tasks increase during wartime to include traffic control organisation and POW and refugee control. The Military Police are distinguished from other units by their wearing of a red beret.

The Military Police enjoy a close working relationship with the Garda Síochána at both national and local levels, with the Gardaí providing training in criminal investigation to the corps.