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Medals of the Irish Defence Forces

AN BoNN SEIRBhíSE DEARSCNA

the Distinguished Service Medal

medal award:
On 18 February 1964 a medal to be known as “An Bonn Seirbhíse Dearscna” or, in English,
“The Distinguished Service Medal”, was introduced by the Defence Forces. The medal may
be awarded to officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Defence Forces and to
members of the Army Nursing and Chaplaincy Services in recognition of individual or associated
acts of bravery, courage, leadership, resource or devotion to duty (other than any such acts or
duty performed on war service) arising out of, or associated with, service in the Defence Forces
and not meriting the award of An Bonn Míleata Calmachta.

classes of award:
The medal may be awarded in the following classes:-

(a) with Honour;

(b) with Distinction;

(c) with Merit.

Bar to medal:
The medal in any one of the classes prescribed shall not be awarded more than once to any one
person but, for each succeeding act sufficient to justify a further award in the same class, a bar
to the medal in that class may be awarded.

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