Irish Special Forces, Elite Army Ranger Wing in Chad, RTÉ News

An ARW force of 54 was deployed in 2008 in Chad as part of the peacekeeping European Union Force (EUFOR TCHAD/RCA). The ARW arrived on 19 February 2008 and completed reconnaissance missions to select a mission base for the Irish Defence Force deployment (later named "Camp Ciara").
The Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW, Irish: Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm) is the special forces unit of the Irish Defence Forces.
The ARW trains and operates with many international special operations units worldwide, including the US Army Rangers, Delta Force, French GIGN, German GSG 9, Swedish SSG, Italian COMSUBIN, Australian SAS and New Zealand SAS among others.
The Army Ranger Wing is the Republic of Ireland's premier hostage rescue unit, and trains closely with the specialised firearms service of An Garda Síochána (known as the Emergency Response Unit or ERU). In any major hostage incident the Ranger Wing would be involved with the ERU in a supporting role.